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The combat between Christ and the Devil displayedThe combat betvveene Christ and the Diuell displayed
The combat between Christ and the Devil displayed: or A commentary upon the temptations of Christ: preached in Cambridge by that reverend and judicious divine M. William PerkinsThe combat betvveene Christ and the Diuell displayed: or A commentarie vpon the temptations of Christ: preached in Cambridge by that reuerend and iudicious diuine M. William Perkins
London: printed by Melchizedek Bradwood for E. Edgar, 1606London: printed by Melchisedech Bradwood for E. Edgar, 1606
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IV. Circumstance. Christs abode in the wilderness is further set out by his hunger, in the end of this verse; He was afterward hungry: that is, after he had fasted forty days and forty nights by the power of his Godhead, then he began to wax hungry. But some will say, this stands not with the glory and majesty of the Son of God to be hungry, for his flesh is meat indeed, 1and his blood is drink indeed. Answer. Christ was content to lay aside his glory and majesty, and to take upon him our base and frail nature, becoming like unto us in all things save sin; now in this his abasement and humility he had not only a true soul and body, but the true faculties thereof, as understanding, will, memory, &c. and though his body was free from personal infirmities, as palsy, gout, dropsy, or such like, yet he was subject to such infirmities as agree to the nature of man, as hunger, thirst, weariness, &c. Yea this was one part of his humiliation to become not only man, but man with infirmities: and therefore though he could by the power of his Godhead have preserved himself forty years without meat or drink as well as forty days; yet that he might abase himself to the lowest degree of a servant, he was content to sustain the infirmity of his humane nature in being an hungered: And that for these causes.
IV. Circumstance. Christs abode in the wildernesse is further set out by his hunger, in the end of this verse; He was afterward hungry: that is, after he had fasted fortie daies and fortie nights by the power of his Godhead, then he began to wax hungrie. But some will say, this stands not with the glory and maiestie of the sonne of God to be hungrie, for his flesh is meate indeed, 1and his blood is drinke indeed. Answer. Christ was content to lay aside his glory and maiestie, and to take vpon him our base and fraile nature, becomming like vnto vs in all things saue sinne; now in this his abasement and humilitie he had not onely a true soule and body, but the true faculties thereof, as vnderstanding, will, memorie, &c. and though his body was free from personall infirmities, as palsie, gout, dropsie, or such like, yet he was subiect to such infirmities as agree to the nature of man, as hunger, thirst, wearinesse, &c. Yea this was one part of his humiliation to become not onely man, but man with infirmities: and therefore though he could by the power of his Godhead haue preserued himself fortie yeares without meate or drinke as well as fortie daies; yet that he might abase himselfe to the lowest degree of a seruant, he was content to sustaine the infirmite of his humane nature in being an hungred: And that for these causes.