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A treatise of the covenant of grace wherein the gradual breakings out of Gospel…A treatise of the covenant of grace wherein the graduall breakings out of Gospel…
A treatise of the covenant of grace wherein the gradual breakings out of Gospel grace from Adam to Christ are clearly discovered, the differences betwixt the Old and New Testament are laid open, divers errors of Arminians and others are confuted, the nature of uprightness, and the way of Christ in bringing the soul into communion with himself ... are solidly handled / by that faithful servant of Jesus Christ, and minister of the Gospel, John Ball ; published by Simeon Ash.A treatise of the covenant of grace wherein the graduall breakings out of Gospel grace from Adam to Christ are clearly discovered, the differences betwixt the Old and New Testament are laid open, divers errours of Arminians and others are confuted, the nature of uprightnesse, and the way of Christ in bringing the soul into communion with himself ... are solidly handled / by that faithfull servant of Jesus Christ, and minister of the Gospel, John Ball ; published by Simeon Ash.
London: printed by G. Miller for Edward Brewster, 1645
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
But some object that if adoration be due to Christ God and man, then it will follow, that the humane nature is omniscient and almighty: which followeth not, because that which is spoken of the concrete or whole person, is restrained to the one nature, which should not be. The person adored or called upon is man, but the humanity it self only or solely, or in it self properly taken, ⟨p. 321⟩is not the proper subject or object of that worship. Albeit we may and should adore the man Christ with divine worship, yet may we not adore his man-hood, or his flesh and blood. Because though the man Christ be God, yet his man-hood is not God, and by consequence not to be worshipped with that worship which is properly and essentially divine. Again, if adoration agree to the humanity of Christ, then may his humanity help and save us. But the humanity of Christ cannot help and save us: because omnis actio est suppositi, whereas the humane nature of Christ is not suppositum. None of those who defend the adoring of the humanity of Christ with divine worship, do well and warrantably express their opinion.
But some object that if adoration be due to Christ God and man, then it will follow, that the humane nature is omniscient and almighty: which followeth not, because that which is spoken of the concrete or whole person, is restrained to the one nature, which should not be. The person adored or called upon is man, but the humanity it selfe only or solely, or in it selfe properly taken, ⟨p. 321⟩is not the proper subject or object of that worship. Albeit we may and should adore the man Christ with divine worship, yet may we not adore his man-hood, or his flesh and bloud. Because though the man Christ be God, yet his man-hood is not God, and by consequence not to be worshipped with that worship which is properly and essentially divine. Againe, if adoration agree to the humanity of Christ, then may his humanity helpe and save us. But the humanity of Christ cannot helpe and save us: because omnis actio est suppositi, whereas the humane nature of Christ is not suppositum. None of those who defend the adoring of the humanity of Christ with divine worship, doe well and warrantably expresse their opinion.