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

(2.) His Office. The great Prophet of the Church, Hear ye him. A greater Prophet then Moses. Moses saw the Face of God, but he was in the Bosom of God: Moses his face shone, but not as Christs, for it could be hidden by a Veil; Christ darts his glory through his Garments: Moses his shining was Terrible, Christs was Comfortable, the Apostles were loth to lose the sight of it.

(2.) His Office. The great Prophet of the Church, Hear ye him. A greater Prophet then Moses. Moses saw the Face of God, but he was in the Bosom of God: Moses his face shone, but not as Christs, for it could be hidden by a Vail; Christ darts his glory through his Garments: Moses his shining was Terrible, Christs was Comfortable, the Apostles were loth to lose the sight of it.

2. To show what Christ should be; for this was a pledge with what glory he should come in his Kingdom; Matth. 16. 27. it prefigured the glory of his second coming. Thus for the Confirmation of their Faith Christ would give his Disciples a glimpse of his Glory; he knew they would be sorely assaulted and shaken, by the Ignominy of ⟨p. 53⟩his Cross. But what is all this to us? we see not his Glory.

(1.) What was once done and sufficiently Attested, needs not to be repeated, but it is a great satisfaction to us that we have a glorious head, and chief; when we suffer for him we need not be ashamed of our Sufferings, the Apostles urge this concerning us as well as them.