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A miracle of miracles or Christ in our nature Wherein is contained the wonderful…A miracle of miracles or Christ in our nature Wherein is contained the vvonderfull…
A miracle of miracles or Christ in our nature Wherein is contained the wonderful conception, birth, and life of Christ, who in the fullness of time became man to satisfy divine justice, and to make reconciliation between God and man. Preached to the honourable society of Gray's Inn, by that godly and faithful minister of Jesus Christ, Richard Sibbes. D.D.A miracle of miracles or Christ in our nature Wherein is contained the vvonderfull conception, birth, and life of Christ, who in the fulnesse of time became man to satisfie divine iustice, and to make reconciliation betweene God and man. Preached to the honourable society of Grayes Inne, by that godly and faithfull minister of Iesus Christ, Richard Sibbes. D.D.
London: printed by Edward for John Rothwell, 1638London: printed by Edward for Iohn Rothwell, 1638
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First of all, it is to be wondered at, and we cannot wonder enough (though we were Angels, and had natures larger then they are) at the marvellous mercies and love of God,1 that would stoop so low, as that God in the second person should take our nature and become one with us. It is marvellous love that he would be one with us, by such a means as his own son, to make peace between him and us. It is a marvellous condescending, and stooping in the Son to take our nature; when there be better creatures above us, that he would let pass all above us, and take our nature that is dust, into unity of his person, that earth, flesh and blood, should be taken into one person with the Godhead, it is wonderful and marvellous.
First of all, it is to be wondred at, and wee cannot wonder enough (though we were Angels, and had natures larger then they are) at the marvellous mercies and love of God,1 that would stoope so low, as that God in the second person should take our nature and become one with us. It is marvellous love that he would be one with us, by such a meanes as his owne sonne, to make peace betweene him and us. It is a marvellous condescending, and stooping in the sonne to take our nature; when there bee better creatures above us, that hee would let passe all above us, and take our nature that is dust, into unity of his person, that earth, flesh and bloud, should bee taken into one person with the Godhead, it is wonderfull and marvellous.
- 1Gods love and mercy to man, to be wondered at.Gods love and mercy to man, to be wondred at.
He took not the nature of Angels: so that we be above Angels,1