A fourth volume containing one hundred and fifty sermons on several texts of Scripture…

II. Why the Appearance of Christ will be so glorious.

1. To recompense his own Abasement. His first Coming was in Humility; he came riding upon the Fool of an Ass, but now on the Clouds, they are as it were his Royal Chariot. Then he came with Fishermen, a few Apostles to be his Messengers; but now he comes with Angels. Then he came in the form of a Servant to be judged; now he comes as the Son of God, to be the Judg of all the World. ⟨p. 145⟩When the Day of Judgment is spoken of, Christ is called the Son of Man; Mat. 25.31. When the Son of Man shall come in his Glory, and all his holy Angels with him, then shall he sit upon the Throne of his Glory. Mat. 26.64. Hereafter ye shall see the Son of Man sitting on the right Hand of Power, and coming in the Clouds of Heaven. And Dan. 7.13. Behold one like the Son of Man—came with the Clouds of Heaven, and came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought him near before him. Why so? He that was the Son of Man, that came in such a mean Condition at first, shall then be glorious; and so it taketh off the Scandal of his present Estate. He that appeared in so low a Condition, that was betrayed, crucified, spat upon, pierced, dead, buried, then shall be crowned with Glory and Honour. When he came to teach us Righteousness, he comes as the Son of Man; but when he comes to reward Righteousness, then he comes as the Son of God.

1. To recompense his own Abasement. His first Coming was in Humility; he came riding upon the Fole of an Ass, but now on the Clouds, they are as it were his Royal Chariot. Then he came with Fishermen, a few Apostles to be his Messengers; but now he comes with Angels. Then he came in the form of a Servant to be judged; now he comes as the Son of God, to be the Judg of all the World.