Robert Traill (Stedfast Adherence to the Profession of our Faith), Works 3:247:
Our Lord Jesus is a great Priest… Then let him be great in your eye. He is great in himself, great in his office, great in his Father’s eye; let him be also great in yours. Low, and common, and mean thoughts of Christ are very ordinary and very sinful. If people would take the apostle’s exhortation, Heb. 3:1, Consider the High Priest of our profession; if people would take a more near and close view of Jesus Christ in his office of a priest, what a beautiful sight would they see? Christ always rises in men’s esteem according as he is bright or dark in their eyes. Every man esteems Christ highly that knows him clearly. It is impossible, but the beams of the saving discovery of Christ must imprint upon the soul unspeakable apprehensions of his greatness and value.
Our Lord Jesus is a great Priest… Then let him be great in your eye. He is great in himself, great in his office, great in his Father’s eye; let him be also great in yours. Low, and common, and mean thoughts of Christ are very ordinary and very sinful. If people would take the apostle’s exhortation, Heb. 3:1, Consider the High Priest of our profession; if people would take a more near and close view of Jesus Christ in his office of a priest, what a beautiful sight would they see? Christ always rises in men’s esteem according as he is bright or dark in their eyes. Every man esteems Christ highly that knows him clearly. It is impossible, but the beams of the saving discovery of Christ must imprint upon the soul unspeakable apprehensions of his greatness and value.
