A discourse concerning the Redeemer's dominion over the invisible world, and the entrance thereinto

I have often considered with wonder and pleasure, that whereas God is called by that higher, and far more extensive Name, the Father of Spirits; He is also pleased so graciously to vouchsafe, as to be styled the God of the Spirits of all Flesh, and thereby to signify, that having an order of Spirits so meanly lodged that inhabit frail and mortal Flesh, though he have a world of Spirits to converse with, whose dwelling is not with Flesh; yet he disdains not a Relation to so mean and abject Spirits (his Off-spring also) in our World. And that, because this was the place of offending delinquents that he would recover; the Redeemer should sort himself with them, and, as they were partakers ⟨p. 143⟩of Flesh and Blood, himself likewise take part of the same! This was great, and Godlike! and speaks the largeness, and amplitude of an all comprehending mind, common to Father and Son; and capable of, so, applying it self to the greatest things, as not to neglect the least.

I have often considered with wonder and pleasure, that whereas God is called by that higher, and far more extensive Name, the Father of Spirits; He is also pleased so graciously to vouchsafe, as to be styl'd the God of the Spirits of all Flesh, and thereby to signifie, that having an order of Spirits so meanly lodged that inhabit frail and mortal Flesh, though he have a world of Spirits to converse with, whose dwelling is not with Flesh; yet he disdains not a Relation to so mean and abject Spirits (his Off-spring also) in our World. And that, because this was the place of offending delinquents that he would recover; the Redeemer should sort himself with them, and, as they were partakers ⟨p. 143⟩of Flesh and Blood, himself likewise take part of the same! This was great, and Godlike! and speaks the largeness, and amplitude of an all comprehending mind, common to Father and Son; and capable of, so, applying it self to the greatest things, as not to neglect the least.

And therefore so mu•h the more magnifies God, and our Redeemer, by how much the less considerable we, and our World are. But that hence we should so over magnify this World, as if nothing were considerable that lies without its compass, is most perversely to misconstrue the most amazing condescension.