A17384:3313
A commentary
A commentary: or, sermons upon the second chapter of the first epistle of Saint Peter wherein method, sense, doctrine, and use, is, with great variety of matter, profitably handled; and sundry heads of divinity largely discussed. By Nicholas Byfield, late preacher of God's Word at Isle-worth in Middlesex.A commentary: or, sermons vpon the second chapter of the first epistle of Saint Peter vvherein method, sense, doctrine, and vse, is, with great variety of matter, profitably handled; and sundry heads of diuinity largely discussed. By Nicholas Byfield, late preacher of God's Word at Isle-worth in Middlesex.
London: printed by Humphrey Lownes for George Latham, 1623London: printed by Humfrey Lownes for George Latham, 1623
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Now, whereas Christ is Mediator in both natures, his anointing must be distinguished according to his natures. The whole person was anointed, but yet differently in respect of his natures: for, gifts could not be poured out upon his divine nature; yet, as the Son of God, the second person in Trinity, he was anointed, in respect of ordination to the office of Mediator: and as the Son of man, he was anointed, in respect of the pouring out of the gifts of the holy Ghost upon that nature in measure, as the Psalmist saith, above his fellows, Psalm 45.
Now, whereas Christ is Mediator in both natures, his anointing must bee distinguished according to his natures. The whole person was anointed, but yet differently in respect of his natures: for, gifts could not be poured out vpon his diuine nature; yet, as the Sonne of God, the second person in Trinity, he was anointed, in respect of ordination to the office of Mediator: and as the Sonne of man, he was anointed, in respect of the pouring out of the gifts of the holy Ghost vpon that nature in measure, as the Psalmist saith, aboue his fellows, Psalm 45.
The first doctrine about the Passion, is here briefly contained in these three words of the Apostle, Even Christ suffered; which is a doctrine full of excellent uses: for thence,
The first doctrine about the Passion, is heere briefly contained in these three words of the Apostle, Euen Christ suffred; which is a doctrine full of excellent vses: for thence,
First, we may see how vile the error was of those Heretics they called Patri-passianus; who taught, that God the Father suffered: whereas in this and other Scriptures we are taught, that it was only Christ, the second Person in Trinity, that suffered. The ground of their error was, that there was but one Person in the Deity: which in heaven was called the Father; in earth, the Son; in the powers of the creatures, the holy Ghost: and thence they affirm the same things of the Father, they did of the Son, that he was visible, mortal and immortal, passible and impassible, passible on earth, and impassible in heaven. But we have learned from the Prophets and Apostles, to believe