Gospel-revelation in three treatises, viz, 1 The nature of God. 2 The excellencies of…

3 The wonder of Christs Prophetical Office, it is in the great things that he is sent to reveal, in the high things, the supernatural things, things that are so infinitely above the reach of reason. Let a man be elevated unto the greatest height of reason, he is not able to reach into the mysteries of godliness, no, as the Apostle saith in a place in the Corinthians before named, it must be the Spirit of God that searches the deep things of God; now this is the Spirit of God that is sent from the Father and the Son, that searches the deep things of God, they are deep, high, supernatural, glorious things that Jesus Christ doth discover; Oh there are unsearchable riches, the Apostle calls the Gospel, Unsearchable riches, rich things that have no footsteps at all in the creature; we can never come by any ⟨p. 95⟩knowledge that we can have from the creature, to understand those things: There is nothing written in the book of Nature, in the gre•t book of Gods Creation and Providence, not one letter written of the glorious things of the Gospel: Now these are the things that Christ is wonderful in, to reveal things that are so high, and so wonderful and glorious, therefore in Luke 4.22. When Christ was performing that Prophetical Office of his, the Text saith, That all wondered at the gracious words that proceeded out of his mouth; as if they should say, Oh here are wonderful things indeed, these are secret things indeed that we were not taught, they all did wonder at the gracious things that proceeded out of his mouth. It is true, before Christ was Incarnate, there was somewhat of the mystery of the Gospel, and our fore-fathers that were saved, were saved by the same Gospel, but the knowledge of the glorious mysteries of the Gospel were kept hid till that great Prophet should come into the world, and that is a special reason why all the time before the Incarnation of Jesus Christ, there was so little knowledge; God, and the way of eternal life was known so little, because the Lord would reserve the Revelation of himself, and those great Counsels of his Will concerning mans eternal estate, he would reserve them for the great Prophet to come to reveal, and when Christ came, then broke forth light into the world;

3 The wonder of Christs Prophetical Office, it is in the great things that hee is sent to reveal, in the high things, the supernatural things, things that are so infinitely above the reach of reason. Let a man bee elevated unto the greatest height of reason, hee is not able to reach into the mysteries of godliness, no, as the Apostle saith in a place in the Corinthians before named, it must bee the Spirit of God that searches the deep things of God; now this is the Spirit of God that is sent from the Father and the Son, that searches the deep things of God, they are deep, high, supernatural, glorious things that Jesus Christ doth discover; Oh there are unsearchable riches, the Apostle calls the Gospel, Unsearchable riches, rich things that have no footsteps at all in the creature; wee can never come by any