266 The Saints longing I. In the15e&h There vvas no glory, in the firft Epiphany, and appearing ofChrift. It vvasno' in humility. glory for the Creator to become a creature, for the Lord, to become a fervant ; for the World to become an Infant. He vvas our joy, and yet he forrovved ; he vvas our ftrength, and yet he vvas vvcakncd: he veas our confidence, and yet he feared : he vvas our Saviour, and yet he fuffered : he vvas our life, and yet he died. There was no glory in that. Ho came to be minor ?acre, lefi than his Father but that is not all, yet he might have become a glorious creature, as the Angels' are glorious creatures. No, it was lcfs than thus; he was a little lower than the Angels, in that he was made man. But in that he fuffered, he was a great deal lets than a man : he was a little left than an A ngel, in that he was made man, but in thathe fuffered, hewas a great deal lets than a man. For what was he ? hark what Pfal. aa. Davidfaith in his perfon, I am a wormand no man, the very offfouringofmen, the owe-cafiofthe people: there was no glory in his firltappearing. 2. To Judge- But now his fecond appearing shall be in glory , it 111 all be every way glori- ment in glory - ous. 1. His perfon.I Firft, his Perfon glorious. z. Throne. And then his Throneglorious, be(hall comeand fit upon the throneof hieglory. j. Attendants. And then his attendantsglorious , the Angels , thottfand thoufands min,ffring ro him, ten thoufand thoufandshlandingbefore him, and all glorious. q.Adminüica- Again, his adminiftration ofjuftice (Ball be glorious r for ifhe got himfelf glory Lion. on Pharaoh when he drowned him in the Sea. What glory will he gee when he. shall throw the Devil, and wicked men into hell fire ? there is glory in his admi niltration of juftice. s, Saints. Then glory in his Saints, as the Apoftle , z Thef. t. ro. faith , that god 'hall be a Thel. 1. so. marvellous glorious in his Saints. For when Chrift that is our glory /hall appear, then we a1'ò (hall appear with him inglory. Here is the glorious Epiphany of Chrift, a glorious appearing. But of whom? Thegreat God, and our Saviour Jefas Chrifl. Some there arethat wouldmake theft two, to be two perlons. The great God, fay they, that is God the Father; and our Lordyeftra Chrift, that is, God the Son. Thus the Arriana; thus the Semi-Arriaras ; and thus ( whichI wonderat) Eraf- mue, and thus Tome others. But firft ofall, you never find in theNewTeftamentofthe Epiphany ofGod Ilse Father : that fame glorious Epiphany is ever of the Son. Then the Greekmakes it plainme-thinks : for had there been two perlons, the Apolile Ihorild have laid thus, : F.2k.uF916) there lhould Isave beetstwo Articles but here is but one Article : it is apparant to them that underftand theGreek, it isl but one Perfon; that fame perfori is the mighty God, the great Gad, and the Sa- viour jefita Chrifi. Cheift is God. The great God. First, Chrift is God. I need not hand to prove that now, among you. And that faine incommunicable Naine of yehovah,by which I find him called in Scripture,and thole incommunicable properties of the Divine Nature, Immortality. Immutability. h umentty. Omnipotency. Omnifcience. which arc all alcribedto Chrift. And then thofenames that are proper only to God, as, SCreator, -, - The of the World. CGovernour, And
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