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Aphorisms of Christian religionAphorismes of Christian religion
Aphorisms of Christian religion: or, a very compendious abridgement of M. I. Calvins Institutions set forth in short sentences methodically by M. I. Piscator: and now Englished according to the authors third and last edition, by H. Holland.Aphorismes of Christian religion: or, a verie compendious abridgement of M. I. Calvins Institutions set forth in short sentences methodically by M. I. Piscator: and now Englished according to the authors third and last edition, by H. Holland.
London: printed by Richard Field and Robert Dexter, 1596
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XXVI.
Neither yet shall this help the adversaries, to say, that unless it be granted, Christs body is every where, it will necessarily ⟨p. 164⟩follow, that it is severed from the divine nature, which is every where, and whereunto it is personally united: for although Christs body be not every where, but contained in one certain place, yet nevertheless it is ever personally united to the Deity of the word for the personal union doth not make equal the humane nature with the divine, or change the properties of the divine nature into the humane:1 that the humane nature may have the same proprieties with the divine: but is such an union as that thereby the humane nature subsisteth in the person of the word; so that it is as a part thereof, neither hath it by it self, or without the word any subsisting. Therefore well spake the fathers in the Council of Chalcedon. The difference of natures in Christ, is not taken away because of the union (of them:) but rather (by this doctrine of the union of natures) we learn, that the proprieties of both natures are kept, as concurring and meeting together into one person or *substance.
Neither yet shall this helpe the aduersaries, to say, that vnlesse it be graunted, Christes bodie is euery where, it will necessarily ⟨p. 164⟩follow, that it is seuered from the diuine nature, which is euery where, and whereunto it is personally vnited: for although Christs body be not euery where, but contained in one certaine place, yet neuerthelesse it is euer personally vnited to the Deitie of the word for the personall vnion doth not make equall the humane nature with the diuine, or change the properties of the diuine nature into the humane: