Christs eternal existence, and the dignity of his person asserted and proved in opposition…

Fourthly, That we may place all hope of Salvation in him, and may make use of him, to the ends which he came to accomplish: We can hardly consider the work of Redemption, ⟨p. 45⟩but some base thoughts arise in our minds, nor entertain this mystery with due respects to the truth and greatness, and admirableness of it, without raising our thoughts to the consideration of the dignity of the person who is to accomplish it, Heb. 3.1. Therefore brethren, consider the Lord Jesus the great High Priest and Apostle of our profession.

Fourthly, That we may place all hope of Salvation in him, and may make use of him, to the ends which he came to accomplish: We can hardly consider the work of Redemption, ⟨p. 45⟩but some base thoughts arise in our minds, nor entertain this mistery with due respects to the truth and greatness, and admirableness of it, whithout raising our thoughts to the consideration of the dignity of the person who is to accomplish it, Heb. 3.1. Therefore brethren, consider the Lord Iesus the great High Priest and Apostle of our profession.

Fifthly, That we may the better understand two things. 1. The Humiliation of the Son of God. 2. The way how we may recover the lost Image of God.

1. The humiliation of the Son of God: certainly he that came to Redeem us, was the brightness of his Fathers Glory, and the express Image of this Person; now how did he humble himself? was he not still the Image of God in our nature? yes, but the divine glory and Majesty was hidden under the veil of our flesh, little of it did appear, and that only to those who narrowly did observe him; the brightness of his glory did not conspicuously shine forth: was this all? no, his dignity was lessened, there was capitis diminutio, the lessening of a mans