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

At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee 0 Father, Lord of Heaven and Earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto Babes. Now that the Father did hide them from the wise of the world, and revealed them unto babes, it was by Christ, though he thanks the Father, and that it was done by Christ it appears in vers. 27. All things are delivered to me of my Father, and no man knoweth the Son, but the father, neither knoweth any man the Father save the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him. All things are delivered to me; so that Christ here makes the revelation of God unto babes, to be the fruit of Gods delivering up all things to him; All things are delivered to me, and no man knoweth the Father but the Son, and him to whom the Son will reveal him; so that Christ having received all power from the Father, upon this it is that these babes come to have such understanding in the mysteries of godliness, and the wise of the world never come to understand.

At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee 0 Father, Lord of Heaven and Earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto Babes. Now that the Father did hide them from the wise of the world, and revealed them unto babes, it was by Christ, though hee thanks the Father, and that it was done by Christ it appears in vers. 27. All things are delivered to mee of my Father, and no man knoweth the Son, but the father, neither knoweth any man the Father save the Son, and hee to whom the Son will reveal him. All things are delivered to mee; so that Christ here makes the revelation of God unto babes, to bee the fruit of Gods delivering up all things to him; All things are delivered to mee, and no man knoweth the Father but the Son, and him to whom the Son will reveal him; so that Christ having received all power from the Father, upon this it is that these babes come to have such understanding in the mysteries of godliness, and the wise of the world never come to understand.

And then that is very remarkable as we go along, that upon this ground Jesus Christ doth invite souls to come to him, Come unto me all ye that labour, and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. As if he should say thus, Conceive now as if Jesus Christ were preaching now personally to you, and he were saying thus to you, All power is committed to me by the Father, and as a fruit of this, that the Father hath committed to me, I do reveal him to whom I please, and none can know the Father but by me, I have the dispensation of all the treasures of wisdom, and the revelation of all the mysteries of eternal life from my Father; Oh therefore come to me, come to me all ye that labour, and are heavy laden; you labour under the burden of your ignorance, perhaps you complain, alas, I do not know God, nor understand the great mysteries of salvation; I pray, and hear, and yet I cannot come to understand