Doctrine 6. _By this joy we begin to looke for the end of our faith, even the salvation of our soules._ _Reason._ Because this spirituall joy is a glorious beginning 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, verse 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 depend upon various and uncertaine conjectures, but they did religiously ask counsell of the Spirit of Christ, that was present with them, as of one that did foreknow and could foretell of all things that should happen, in these words, _the Spirit of Christ which was in them, that testified beforehand, did signifie_.