He received.] This is the first Circumstance, the person to whom this honour is given. He received, but Receiving implies want; now is there any want in Christ? Coloss. 1.9. It pleased the Father, that in him should all fullness dwell. The oil of gladness did so fill him, that it ran over the brinks of his Humanity, and fills us […] members. Of his fullness we have all received, grace for grace, Joh. 1.16. The Plenitude of Christ was not Plenitudo sufficientiae, a sufficient fullness, enough to serve his turn: but superabundantiae, an over-flowing fullness; a sea of grace, able to fill all […] channels. Not Transitionis, a passing or vanishing fullness; as a Cistern may be•••l, and emptied again by cocks: but Habitationis, a permanent and inexhaustible fullness: it dwells in him. How then is he said to receive? Could there be addition, where is no defect? Can a thing be more than full? This receipt doth in nothing prejudice the immenseness of the Deity: for Christ must be considered two ways, as he is God, and as he is man. He that mediates between both, must be both. He•• then the answer is easy; It is God that gives, and it is man that receives. The Father hath not more glory, omnipotent, or perfection, than the Son, as he is God; b•• as this Son of God is made the son of man, he receives grace and glory. God gives to man, and receives nothing of him: man receives of God, and gives nothing to him. Hear him speak as God; All thine are mine, Joh. 17.10. Hear him as man, Vers. 9. They whom thou hast given me, are thine. As man he receives of the Spirit, Luke 14.18. As God he communicates to the Spirit, Joh. 16.14. He shall receive of mine. The Son takes of the Father, and the Spirit takes of the Son, vers. 15. Yet so that what is of one Person, is of the whole Deity; excepting only those personal and individual proprieties; as the Father to be the Father, and to beget; the Son […] be the Son, and begotten, not to beget; the Spirit neither to beget, nor to be begotten, but to proceed. So the Son only to be man, not the Father nor the Spirit. As God he had no beginning, as man he received a beginning in time, Galath. 4.4. As man, he was made of his mother; as God, his mother was made by him: so he is both Mariae Factor, & Filius, the Father of Mary, and the Son of Mary. As God, he chargeth us to Continue in verbo suo, in his own Word, Joh.
He received.] This is the first Circumstance, the person to whom this honour is given. He received, but Receiving implies want; now is there any want in Christ? Coloss. 1.9. It pleased the Father, that in him should all fulnesse dwell. The oyle of gladnesse did so fill him, that it ran over the brinkes of his Humanity, and fills us 〈…〉 members. Of his fulnesse we have all received, grace for grace, Ioh. 1.16. The Plenitude of Christ was not Plenitudo sufficientiae, a sufficient fulnesse, enough to serve his turne: but superabundantiae, an over-flowing fulnesse; a sea of grace, able to fill all 〈…〉 chanels. Not Transitionis, a passing or vanishing fulnesse; as a Cisterne may be•••l, and emptied againe by cockes: but Habitationis, a permanent and inexhaustible fulnesse: it dwels in him. How then is hee said to receive? Could there be addition, where is no defect? Can a thing be more than full? This receit doth in nothing prejudice the immensenesse of the Deity: for Christ must be considered two waies, as he is God, and as he is man. He that mediates betweene both, must be both. He•• then the answer is easie; It is God that gives, and it is man that receives. The Father hath not more glory, omnipotent, or perfection, than the Sonne, as he is God; b•• as this Son of God is made the son of man, he receives grace and glory. God gives to man, and receives nothing of him: man receives of God, and gives nothing to him. Heare him speake as God; All thine are mine, Ioh. 17.10. Heare him as man, Vers. 9. They whom thou hast given me, are thine. As man he receives of the Spirit, Luke 14.18. As God he communicates to the Spirit, Ioh. 16.14. He shall receive of mine. The Son takes of the Father, and the Spirit takes of the Son, vers. 15. Yet so that what is of one Person, is of the whole Deitie; excepting onely those personal and individuall proprieties; as the Father to be the Father, and to beget; the Son 〈…〉 be the Son, and begotten, not to beget; the Spirit neither to beget, nor to be begotten, but to proceed. So the Son onely to be man, not the Father nor the Spirit. As God he had no beginning, as man he received a beginning in time, Galath. 4.4. As man, he was made of his mother; as God, his mother was made by him: so he is both Mariae Factor, & Filius, the Father of Mary, and the Son of Mary. As God, he chargeth us to Continue in verbo suo, in his owne Word, Ioh.
