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4. Consider the real distinction of these two Natures in Christ. As the unapproachable light of the God-head was put into the dim and dark Lantern of humane flesh, so these two natures remained entire, without any conversion, commixtion, or confusion; they were not as Wine and Water, that become one by mixing; there is no such blending the divine and humane nature; they were not as Snow and Water, that become one by dissolving of the Snow into the Water; there is no such changing of the Humane Nature into the Divine, or of the Divine Nature into the Humane: Some say indeed, that the God-head was more plentifully communicated with the Manhood after his Resurrection, than now at his Conception; but howsoever, it did not then swallow up the Truth of his Manhood, as a whole Sea would swallow up one drop of Oil; look as at first moment of his Conception, he was God and man, so these two Natures continued still, distinct in substance, properties, and actions. Why consider this, O my soul, in reference to thy self; O there's comfort in this! by this means thou hast now free access unto the Throne of Grace, that thou mayest find help in thy necessities; and as thou hast free access, so thou mayest boldly draw near; his Deity indeed confounds, but his Humanity comforts faint and feeble Souls; his Divine Nature amazeth, but his Humane Nature encourageth us to come unto him; even after his Resurrection he was pleased to send this comfortable message to the sons of men,¹ Go to my Brethren, and say unto them, I ascend to my Father and your Father, and to my God and your God; now as long as he is not ashamed to call us Brethren,² God is not ashamed to be called our God. O the sweet fruit, that we may gather of this Tree, the real distinction of two Natures in Christ. As long as Christ is man as well as God, we have a motive strong enough to appease his Father, and to turn his favourable countenance towards us; here is our happiness, that there is one Mediator between God and Man, ³the Man Christ Jesus.

4. Consider the real distinction of these two Natures in Christ. As the unapproachable light of the God-head was put into the dim and dark Lanthorn of humane flesh, so these two natures remained entire, without any conversion, commixion, or confusion; they were not as Wine and Water, that become one by mixing; there is no such blending the divine and humane nature; they were not as Snow and Water, that become one by dissolving of the Snow into the Water; there is no such changing of the Humane Nature into the Divine, or of the Divine Nature into the Humane: Some say indeed, that the God-head was more plentifully communicated with the Manhood after his Resurrection, than now at his Conception; but howsoever, it did not then swallow up the Truth of his Manhood, as a whole Sea would swallow up one drop of Oyl; look as at first moment of his Conception, he was God and man, so these two Natures continued still, distinct in substance, properties, and actions. Why consider this, O my soul, in reference to thy self; O ther's comfort in this! by this meanes thou hast now free access unto the Throne of Grace, that thou mayest find help in thy necessities; and as thou hast free access, so thou mayest boldly draw near; his Deity indeed confounds, but his Humanity comforts faint and feeble Souls; his Divine Nature amazeth, but his Humane Nature incourageth us to come unto him; even after his Resurrection he was pleased to send this comfortable message to the sons of men,