of our glory, and so of our salvation through Christ.
Vse. This may serve to exhort us, highly to prize this spirituall joy, and by all meanes to be carefull to stirre up and cherish it in our selves.
Verse 10. Of which salvation the Prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you, Verse 11. Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signifie, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
Verse 12. Vnto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the Gospell unto you, with the Holy Ghost sent downe from Heaven, which things the Angels desire to looke into.
To confirme and illustrate the grace and salvation, that
hath hitherto beene spoken of, the Apostle in these verses
brings the testimony of the Prophets; which is set
forth, 1. By the principall object thereof, which is nothing
else but this selfesame salvation and grace, wherein the faithfull
Christians now stand, in these words: of which salvation that should come unto us they prophesied. 2. By the manner how
they were imployed about this object, They did it with great
care and diligent heed, in these words, they enquired and searched diligently. 3. By the singular description of that object
whereabout they were imployed, vers. 11. and the manner
how. The object, to wit, salvation and grace before spoken
of is described by the efficient cause thereof, namely, the mediation
of Christ, consisting of two parts, his humiliation
and exaltation at the end of the verse. And the manner how
the Prophets are said to have been imployed about this cause
of our salvation, consisted in two things: 1. That they did
not only desire to know the very thing it selfe, but also the very
moment of time wherein it should be reveal'd, in these
words, what, or what manner of time. 2. That it did not de-
