Of Communion with God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost

3. For their sakes he so humbled and emptied himself in §. 5 taking flesh, as to become therein a servant, in the eyes of the world of no esteem nor account, and a true and real servant ^gunto the Father; for their sakes he humbled himself and became obedient. All that he did and suffered in his life, comes under this consideration. All which may be referred to these three heads ^h(1.) Fulfilling all righteousness. (2.) Enduring all manner of persecutions and hardships, (3.) Doing all manner of good to men. He took on him for their sakes a life, and course pointed to Heb. 5. 7, 8. A life of prayers, tears, fears, obedience, suffering, and all this with cheerfulness and delight, calling his employment his meat and drink, and still professing that the law of this obedience was in his ⁱheart that he was content to do this will of God. He that will sorely ^kRevenge the least opposition that is or shall be made to him by others, was content to undergo any thing all things for believers.

3. For their sakes he so humbled and emptyed himselfe in §. 5 taking flesh, as to become therein a servant, in the eyes of the world of no esteem nor account, and a true and reall servant ^gunto the Father; for their sakes he humbled himselfe and became obedient. All that he did and suffered in his life, comes under this consideration. All which may be referred to these three heads ^h(1.) Fulfilling all righteousnesse. (2.) Enduring all manner of persecutions and hardships, (3.) Doing all manner of good to men. He tooke on him for their sakes a life, and course pointed to Heb. 5. 7, 8. A life of prayers, teares, feares, obedience, suffering, and all this with cherefullnesse and delight, calling his employment his meate and drinke, and still professing that the law of this obedience was in his