A96109:440
The saints delight. To which is annexed a treatise of meditation
The saints delight. To which is annexed a treatise of meditation. / By Thomas Watson, minister of Stephens Walbrook in the city of London. Imprimatur, Edm. Calamy.
London: printed by T.R. & E.M. for Ralph Smith, 1657
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. 1Christ was typified by persons most lovely. I will name but three.
- 11. Type.
1. He was prefigured and typified by Moses. He was a person of Renown in Israel, whom the Lord knew face to face, Deut. 34.10. Moses did type out Christ in four things;
1. In his Natural beauty, he was a goodly child, Exod. 2.2. Josephus faith Moses was so fair, that he drew the eyes of all to him, and that those who had seen him were so amazed at his beauty, and did seed upon it with such ⟨p. 335⟩delight, that they were unwilling to look off again*. And herein he was a Type of Christ in whom are all sparkling beauties to be found; he is [Greek or Hebrew] altogether lovely.
1. In his Natural beauty, he was a goodly child, Exod. 2.2. Josephus faith Moses was so fair, that he drew the eyes of all to him, and that those who had seen him were so amazed at his beauty, and did seed upon it with such