A17384:3399
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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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, Colos. 2.9. and besides, from his very humane nature, as well as from his Deity, must flow vnto vs life, and all good things; and therefore hee must needes be vndefiled: The man-hood of Christ is as the conduit, and the God-head as the spring of grace vnto vs. Besides, his sufferings could not bee auayleable, if he were not innocent himselfe.
The uses follow: and so,
The vses follow: and so,
Uses. First, we see the difference between the two Adams: the first made sin, and infected all the world with it: The other made no sin, but redeemed all the world from it. The first Adam, as he had power not to sin, so he had power to sin: but the second Adam had not only a power not to sin, but also no power to sin; not only, as they say in Schooles, posse non peccare; but also non posse peccare.