Lf!tJkingunto [efeu. Book. IV. 489 glaf[e the glory nfthe Lsrd, are chAnged in the Jtnne im~tge from glory toglorJ; Chriftis the image of his Father, and we are the images ofChrift; Chrift is Gods mafter-peice, the moft exfellent devife, and work , and frame of heaven that ever was, or ever fuall be; now Chrift being the top-excellency ofall, he is moft fit to be the patterne of all excellencies whatfoever, and therefore he is the image, the Idea, the patterne,the plat forme of all our fanetification. Come then 0 my foul, look unto 'fefw, and look into thy felfe, yea look and look, till thou art more transtqrmed into his likenelfe ; is it fo that tllon art changed into.the fame image with Chritl ? look into his difpofition as it is fet forth in the Gofpel, look into hts carriage ; look into his converfation at home and abroade, and then reficfring on thy felfe, look there, and tell me, canft thou finde in thy felfe a difpofition fuitable to his difpolition, a carriage fuitable to his carriage, a converfation fuitable to his converfation? art , hou every way like him in thy meafure, in Gofpel allowance, in fome fweet refemblance ? why then, here's another ground of hope ; 0 rejoyce in 1t, and bleffe God for it. 3· IfChrifts life be mine, then {hall I admire, adore, befeeve, and obey this Chrift. A II thefe were the tffeds ofthofe feveral ' palfages in Chrifts life, refpeetively, I. Tbey admire at his doetnne and miracles; for hts doctrine, all b,m him witnefJe,nnd wondered at t hofe graciom wordi which procuded out of hu mouth: & Luke 4· 2. 2., • for his miracles, they wondered, and they gloriftrd the God,the God Matth~ '5· J ' • of![rae!; yea fometimes their admiration was fo great, that thq M , were fore arJM:t-ed in themfelver beyond mea{ure, tmd wondered. - L:k~ 9 '. !;: they were ttmaz,ed11t the mighty power ofGod, a11d they wondredevery one at all thiwgs which 'fefm did. , 2. And M they admi1·ed, fo thq , Adored, there came a leper ttn,lworfl;ipped him, faying, if thou wilt Mmb. s. z. thou canft m11 ks m,e cleane : and there came aRuler, and wor!hiped bim, faying, my daughter u even now dead, come lay thine hand onher ,andjhefoa/1/i".H ; and theythatwereinthe fhip came, andManh.9.18 • . worjhipped, (a]i"g, of a truth thou 11rt the Son of God. The very Mltls. 14· 3 ~· wor!hi pping ofChrift confelfeth thus much, that he is the Sonne ofGod. 3. And as they adored, fo they beleeved; i ( thou canH brlee1Je (faid Chrift to the father of the poffeffed child) all things M .lr. 9· 13• 14 11re pojfiblr tohim that 6r!eeveth; and flraight way he cryeJ out, and [aid with team, Lord I beleeve, help tho11 mJ unbelief. And when Rrr many
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