2. A righteous man is wise to know Jesus Christ: The natural man hears of Christ by the hearing of the ear, but he doth not know him, Cant. 5. 9. What is thy beloved more than another beloved? Those who journeyed with Paul, heard a voice, but saw no man, Act. 9. 7. so the unregenerate person hears the Minister set forth Christ as altogether lovelyb, he hears a voice, but sees no man; he sees not Christs orient beauties. Christ is a treasure, but an hid treasure. cBut a gracious ⟨p. 9⟩soul hath the veil taken off, he sees the amazing Excellencies of Christ, 1 Pet. 2. 7. Unto you that believe he is precious, his Merits, Graces, Benefits are precious: a righteous man hath Christs eye-salve to see his tried gold, Rev. 3. 18. Zeuxis having drawn a curious Piece, Nicostratus fell into the admiration of it, and commended it; an ignorant man stood by and asked him, what such rare Excellency he saw in that Piece? saith he, If thou couldst see with my eyes, thou wouldst admire as well as I. So if a carnal man could see with a spiritual mans eyes, he would wonder at those surpassing beauties in Jesus Christ, which now he makes light of.
2. A righteous man is wise to know Jesus Christ: The natural man hears of Christ by the hearing of the ear, but he doth not know him, Cant. 5. 9. What is thy beloved more than another beloved? Those who journeyed with Paul, heard a voice, but saw no man, Act. 9. 7. so the unregenerate person hears the Minister set forth Christ as altogether lovelyb, he hears a voice, but sees no man; he sees not Christs orient beauties. Christ is a treasure, but an hid treasure. cBut a gracious ⟨p. 9⟩soul hath the vail taken off, he sees the amazing Excellencies of Christ, 1 Pet. 2. 7. Unto you that believe he is precious, his Merits, Graces, Benefits are precious: a righteous man hath Christs eye-salve to see his tried gold, Rev. 3. 18. Zeuxis having drawn a curious Piece, Nicostratus fell into the admiration of it, and commended it; an ignorant man stood by and asked him, what such rare Excellency he saw in that Piece? saith he, If thou couldst see with my eyes, thou wouldst admire as well as I. So if a carnal man could see with a spiritual mans eyes, he would wonder at those surpassing beauties in Jesus Christ, which now he makes light of.
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- cId•o est Christi [Greek or Hebrew] incognita, quic est […]. Calvin.Id•o est Christi 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 incognita, quic est 〈…〉. Calvin.
