Christs temptation and transfiguration practically explained and improved in several sermons /

1. The Note of Attention, Behold! the Holy Ghost would excite our Minds, and have us mark this, the Angels are always at hand to serve Christ, but now they come to him in some singular manner; some notable appearance there was of them, probably in a visible form and shape; and so they presented themselves before the Lord to minister to him, as the devil set himself before him to molest and vex him. As Christs humiliation and humane nature was to be manifested by the devils coming to him, and tempting Assaults; so the honour of his divine Nature by the Ministry of Angels, lest his temptations should seem to derogate from his Glory. When we read the story of his Temptations, how he was tempted in all parts like us, we might seem to take scandal, as if he were a mere man; therefore his Humiliation is counter-balanced with the special honour done to him; he was tempted as man, but as God ministered unto by Angels.

1. The Note of Attention, Behold! the Holy Ghost would excite our Minds, and have us mark this, the Angels are alwayes at hand to serve Christ, but now they come to him in some singular manner; some notable appearance there was of them, probably in a visible form and shape; and so they presented themselves before the Lord to minister to him, as the devil set himself before him to molest and vex him. As Christs humiliation and humane nature was to be manifested by the devils comming to him, and tempting Assaults; so the honour of his divine Nature by the Ministry of Angels, lest his temptations should seem to derogate from his Glory. When we read the story of his Temptations, how he was tempted in all parts like us, we might seem to take scandal, as if he were a mere man; therefore his Humiliation is counter-ballanced with the special honour done to him; he was tempted as man, but as God ministred unto by Angels.

2. Why they came not before the devil was departed? I answer,