Four books on the eleventh of Matthew

And for this example, take this one thing that is of great use to help us to lowliness of heart; Do but consider the way of God towards Jesus Christ, and how Jesus Christ submitted himself unto the way of God towards him, as in this one thing especially; when God manifested himself in the fullest way to him, yet Jesus Christ presently comes into a low condition, as in that famous example in Math. 3. 4. when God manifested so much of his Glory, then presently Jesus Christ was content to be low, to come down. And I will give you another tha• is as famous as this, and that is in the transfiguration that you heard lately opened to you, in Math. 17. there his Glory was let forth, His face did shine like the Sun, and it came through his raiment, a great deal of Glory appeared, but now observe, presently upon this Jesus Christ is not lifted up, but begins to talk of his Sufferings, and Death, that he must die, and suffer, and fall into the hands of men, of sinners, see twice this, ⟨p. 620⟩Moses and Elijah talked with him, and his Disciples being afraid, he comes to them at the 7. verse, and said, arise and be not afraid, and when they had lifted up their Eyes, they saw no man but Jesus only, and as he came down from the Mountain, Jesus charged them saying, tell the Vision to no man till the Son of man be risen again from the dead, and his Disciples asked him saying, why then say the Scribes that Elijah must first come? He speaks of his Death, and they wondered why Elijah must first come, Jesus Answered at the 11. verse, And said unto them, Elijah truly shall first come, and restore all things, But I say unto you, that Elijah is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed, likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of of them, as they did to Elijah, so the Son of man shall suffer of them, They will deal with me as they did with him, presently he talks with his disciples of his sufferings, The Son of man must suffer. And further at verse, 22. And while they abode in Galilee Jesus said unto them the Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men, and they shall kill him, Presently you find the discourse of Christ was about his low condition after any glory put upon him;

And for this example, take this one thing that is of great use to help us to lowliness of heart; Do but consider the way of God towards Jesus Christ, and how Jesus Christ submitted himself unto the way of God towards him, as in this one thing especially; when God manifested himself in the fullest way to him, yet Jesus Christ presently comes into a low condition, as in that famous example in