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Of the union of the divine and human nature in the person of Jesus Christ, and of the causes of the same.

Of the vnion of the diuine and humaine nature in the person of Iesus Chryst, and of the causes of the same.

P. It is even so, & chiefly for three causes.¹

P. It is euen so, & chiefly for thrée causes.¹

1. 1Rom. 5. d. Hebr. 2. d.

M. Which is the first?

P. It is, that if he had not been very man, he could not have suffered in our flesh & nature that which he hath suffered, & was to suffer for us.

P. It is, that if he had not bene very man, he could not haue suffred in our flesh & nature yt which he hath suffered, & was to suffer for vs.

M. And if he had not suffered the same, what inconvenience should there have ben?

M. And if he had not suffred ye same, what incōuenience shuld ther haue ben?

P. That he should not have born for us in our nature & flesh the wrath & curse of God which we had deserved: and then he should not have satisfied the judgement of God through his obedience, to put away by the same, in our own flesh and nature, ⟨p. 120⟩the rebellion by the which we have deserved this judgement.¹

P. That he shuld not haue born for vs in our nature & fleshe the wrath & curse of God which we had deserued: and then he should not haue satisfied the iudgement of God thorowe his obedience, to put away by the same, in our own flesh and nature, ⟨p. 120⟩the rebellion by the whiche we haue deserued this iudgemente.¹

1. 1Nahum. b. Hebr. 10. g.

M. Which is the other cause?

P. It is that if he had ben but only man, and that he had not ben united with God, being very God and very man in one very person, he could not have ben able to bear this burden of the wrath of god, which is so great and so importable, but that he should have ben swallowed up, how just or innocent soever he should have ben.¹

P. It is that if he had ben but only man, and that he had not ben vnited with God, being very God and very man in one very person, he could not haue ben able to beare this burden of the wrath of god, which is so greate and so importable, but that he shoulde haue ben swallowed vp, how iust or innocent soeuer he shulde haue ben.¹

1. 1Isaiah. 43. b. Jere. 17. a. John. 6. g.Esay. 43. b. Iere. 17. a. Iohn. 6. g.

M. Which is the third?

M. Which is the thirde?

P. It is that he should not have ben able also to have brought salvation and life to man, if he had not had the fountain in him self by mean of his divine nature.

P. It is that he shoulde not haue ben able also to haue brought saluation and life to man, if he had not had the fountaine in him selfe by meane of his diuine nature.

Of the sacrifice and satisfaction of Jesus Christ, and of the virtue thereof.

Of the sacrifice and satisfaction of Iesus Christ, and of the vertue therof.

M. Which is then the mean whereby Jesus Christ hath satisfied for us in his human nature and flesh?¹

M. WHich is then the meane whereby Iesus Christe hath satisfied for vs in his humaine nature and fleshe?¹

1. 1Isaiah. 53. a. b Math. 27. Rom. 4. d. 5. a. 8. a. 2. Cor. 5. d. Ephes. 5. a. 1. Pet. 2. c. d 1. John. 2. a. Hebr. •. c. dEsay. 53. a. b Math. 27. Rom. 4. d. 5. a. 8. a. 2. Cor. 5. d. Ephes. 5. a. 1. Pet. 2. c. d 1. Iohn. 2. a. Hebr. •. c. d

P. It is the sacrifice that he himself hath made of his own body and blood by his passion and death.

P. It is the sacrifice that he himselfe hath made of his owne body and bloud by his passion and death.