A17384:3398
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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Ans. He was sanctified from the womb, being conceived by the holy Ghost,1 which no other are: so as both original sin was stopped from flowing in upon him in his conception; and besides, he was qualified with perfect holiness from the womb: and therefore is called that holy thing borne of the Virgin, Luke 1.35.
Ans. Hee was sanctified from the wombe, being conceiued by the holy Ghost,1 which no other are: so as both originall sinne was stopped from flowing in vpon him in his cōception; and besides, hee was qualified with perfect holines from the wombe: and therefore is called that holy thing borne of the Virgin, Luke 1.35.
- 1How Christ had no sin.How Christ had no sinne.
And it was necessary, his humane nature should be so holy, and that he should do no sin, because his humane nature was to be a tabernacle for the Deity to dwell in, Colos. 2.9. and besides, from his very humane nature, as well as from his Deity, must flow unto us life, and all good things; and therefore he must needs be undefiled: The man-hood of Christ is as the conduit, and the God-head as the spring of grace unto us. Besides, his sufferings could not be available, if he were not innocent himself.
And it was necessary, his humane nature should bee so holy, and that hee should doe no sinne, because his humane nature was to bee a tabernacle for the Deity to dwell in,