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An exposition on the whole fifth chapter of S. Johns Gospel also notes on…An exposition on the vvhole fifth chapter of S. Iohns Gospell also notes on…
An exposition on the whole fifth chapter of S. Johns Gospel also notes on other choice places of Scripture, taken by a reverend divine, now with God, and found in his study after his death, written with his own hand ...An exposition on the vvhole fifth chapter of S. Iohns Gospell also notes on other choice places of Scripture, taken by a reuerend diuine, now with God, and found in his study after his death, written with his owne hand ...
London: printed by H. Lownes and R. Young for John Bartlett, 1630London: printed by H. Lownes and R. Young for Iohn Bartlett, 1630
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Secondly, against the Papists, who derogate from Christs honour, in making many Saints not only equal, but superior to Christ, and join their merits and intercession with Christ, giving the Pope more authority then Christ; yea, making eve•y poor Mass-priest above Christ, because they are to sacrifice Christ in the Mass, now the sacrificer is above the sacrifice.
Secondly, against the Papists, who derogate from Christs honour, in making many Saints not onely equall, but superior to Christ, and ioyne their merits and intercession with Christ, giuing the Pope more authority then Christ; yea, making eue•y poore Masse-priest aboue Christ, because they are to sacrifice Christ in the Masse, now the sacrificer is aboue the sacrifice.
The parts of this comparison are, first, the original of Christ, He came from heaven; this is to be understood of the person of Christ, that he had his beginning from heaven, though according to his humane nature he came from earth, being borne of man. Which observe against some ancient heretics, who h•ld, that Christ brought his body with him from heaven: which i• contrary to the History of his Nativity & incarnation, set down by the Evangelists, as also Joh. 1.14. Gal. 4 4. 1. Tim. 3.16. and furthermore, it is against a main end of the Incarnation of Christ, which is to sanctify and make holy our nature, our birth, our conception. Therefore though the humane nature be of m•n, yet notwithstanding Jesus Christ, God and man considered in his person, is from above, of an heavenly off-spring.
The parts of this comparison are, first, the originall of Christ, He came from heauen; this is to be vnderstood of the person of Christ, that he had his beginning frō heauen, though according to his humane nature he came from earth, beig borne of man. Which obserue against some ancient heretikes, who hld, that Christ brought his body with him from heauen: which i contrary to the History of his Natiuity & incarnation, set down by the Euangelists, as also