ins^  them  of  his  rnrnini^  in  his  kingdom,  and  a  sporimcn  of  the
glory  of  his  sncoiul  totniri^.  For  in  each  of  tho  three  evanire-
lists  the  account  of  Christ's  transfiguration  follows  next  nfier
Clirisl's  foretelling  them  of  his  couiiug  in  his  kingrlotn.  Whnt
they  saw  of  the  glory  of  Christ's  transfiguration  was  an  evi-
dence of  two  things  that  were  dependent  one  on  another,  hoth
wliich  these  ap(»states  denied.
First,  It  was  an  evidence  that  he  was  the  Son  of  God,  the
same  that  was  declared  hy  the  voice  whi<rh  said,  "This  is  my
heloved  Son."  This,  these  apostates  denied,  chap.  ii.  ver.  J,
"  denying  the  Lord  that  bought  them."  This  was  evident  by
that  glory  that  they  saw,  as,

1.  The  glory  that  (^hrist  there  appeared  in  was  so  divine  and
admirably  excellent,  and  had  such  a  bright  and  evident  appear-
ance of  divinity,  such  an  admirable  ami  ineffable  semblance  of
the  ijifinitely  glorious  perfection  of  God,  his  awful  majesty,  his
purity,  and  infinitely  sweet  grace  and  love,  as  evidently  deno-
ted him  to  be  a  Divine  person.  The  aposilc  says,  "  He  re-
ceived from  the  Father,  honour  and  glory:"  the  term  is  dou-
bled and  varied  thus  to  signify  the  exceedmg  excellency  of  the
glory.
