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

Now the endowments and excellencies of Jesus Christ they are great and glorious, Thou art fairer than the children of men. It is he that received the Spirit without measure, it is he that had the Treasures of wisdom and knowledge dwelling in him bodily, and he must needs be the Wonder of the World; that Scripture in the second of the Colossians, doth show unto us what a wonderful Saviour we have, it is such an expression that had we not had it from the Holy ⟨p. 104⟩Ghost we should never have dared to have ventured upon it, as in Col. 2.3. In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge; and then in vers. 9. For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; what an high expression is here? All the fullness of the God-head doth dwell bodily in Jesus Christ; surely he hath excellent endowments then, he is filled with glorious things, his Human Nature is elevated and enlarged to the highest capacity that a Creature can have to receive excellency. And God hath raised up the Humane Nature of Christ to show how high he is able to elevate a Creature, and make it capable for the receiving of Glory, that he might declare it to Angels and Saints to all eternity; I say, mans nature is raised to that height, that God might to all eternity make known to the Angels and Saints this thing, and say, Behold to what a height is mine infinite power able to raise a Creature, to be capable of happiness? Therefore Christs Human Nature is so raised, and our nature in him, which should be a wonderful comfort to us, that our nature should be raised to so much glory in Christ.

Now the endowments and excellencies of Jesus Christ they are great and glorious, Thou art fairer than the children of men. It is he that received the Spirit without measure, it is he that had the Treasures of wisdome and knowledge dwelling in him bodily, and he must needs bee the Wonder of the World; that Scripture in the second of the Colossians, doth shew unto us what a wonderful Saviour we have, it is such an expression that had wee not had it from the Holy ⟨p. 104⟩Ghost we should never have dared to have ventured upon it, as in Col. 2.3. In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdome and knowledge; and then in vers. 9. For in him dwelleth all the fulnesse of the Godhead bodily; what an high expression is here? All the fulnesse of the God-head doth dwell bodily in Jesus Christ; surely he hath excellent endowments then, he is filled with glorious things, his Human Nature is elevated and inlarged to the highest capacity that a Creature can have to receive excellency. And God hath raised up the Humane Nature of Christ to shew how high he is able to elevate a Creature, and make it capable for the receiving of Glory, that he might declare it to Angels and Saints to all eternity; I say, mans nature is raised to that height, that God might to all eternity make known to the Angels and Saints this thing, and say, Behold to what a height is mine infinite power able to raise a Creature, to be capable of happinesse? Therefore Christs Human Nature is so raised, and our nature in him, which should be a wonderful comfort to us, that our nature should be raised to so much glory in Christ.