Eighteen sermons preached in Oxford 1640 of conversion, unto God. Of redemption, & justification,…

Consider the invaluable price, how great he was, who being in the form of God, he who was fellow, and fellow-like with God, as good as himself, as great as himself, was thus humbled: It was the second person in the Trinity, he, and no other that was thus humbled for thee; He was weary for thee, and reviled for thee, sweated and fainted for thee; hungered for thee, and was buffeted for thee. It was he, the second person of the Trinity, in proper speech, without either Trope or Figure, shed his blood for thee, died for thee, and suffered all these things in his assumed nature, taking on him the form of a servant, though not in his divine. He remaining God alone, could not die, but yet die fain he would for thee, therefore he took thy nature on him, that he might die for thee in the assumed nature. He took not on him the nature of Angels, but the seed of Abraham. He being the fountain of life, and the Prince of our life, (and without shedding of blood no Redemption could be wrought) having not blood to shed as God, therefore took our nature on him, as it is; Heb. 10.5. Sacrifice and offering thou wouldst not, but a body thou hast prepared me, then said I, Jo, I come, in the volume of thy book it is written of me, to do thy Will O God. As if he should have said, Lord, I am not able to accomplish thy Will, or to be subject to thee in thy nature, therefore thou hast made me a man, that in the form of a servant, I might show ⟨p. 360⟩obedience, which I could not while I was in nature equal unto thee. Now consider how great this person is that hath suffered all for thee. Rev. 1.5. Jesus Christ who is the faithful witness, the first begotten of the Dead, and the Prince of the Kings of the earth: to have a great Prince bound like a thief, arraigned, and executed, the consideration of this state of the person, would move a stony heart. Rev. 17.14. He is the Lord of Lords, and King of Kings.

Consider the invaluable price, how great he was, who being in the form of God, he who was fellow, and fellow-like with God, as good as himself, as great as himself, was thus humbled: It was the second person in the Trinity, he, and no other that was thus humbled for thee; He was weary for thee, and reviled for thee, sweated and fainted for thee; hungred for thee, and was buffeted for thee. It was he, the second person of the Trinity, in proper speech, without either Trope or Figure, shed his blood for thee, died for thee, and suffered all these things in his assumed nature, taking on him the form of a servant, though not in his divine. He remaining God alone, could not die, but yet die fain he would for thee, therefore he took thy nature on him, that he might die for thee in the assumed nature. He took not on him the nature of Angels, but the seed of Abraham. He being the fountain of life, and the Prince of our life, (and without sheding of blood no Redemption could be wrought) having not blood to shed as God, therefore took our nature on him, as it is;