The Fountain of Life Opened

Second place, you must distinguish of the natures according to which Christ acted. He acted sometimes as God, and sometimes as man. Here he acted according to his humane nature. Simply expressing, and manifesting in this request the reluctancy it had at such sufferings. Wherein he showed himself a true man, in shunning that which is destructive to his nature.

Second place, you must diftinguish of the natures according to which Christ acted. He acted sometimes as God, and sometimes as man. Here he acted according to his humane nature. Simply expressing, and manifesting in this request the reluctancy it had at such sufferings. Wherein he shewed himself a true man, in shunning that which is destructive to his nature.

As Christ had two distinct natures, so two distinct wills. And (as one well observes) in the life of Christ there was an intermixture of power, and weakness: of the divine glory, and humane frailty. At his birth a star shone, but he was laid in a manger. The Devil tempted him in the wilderness, but there Angels ministered to him. As man he was deceived in the figtree, but as God he blasted it. He was caught by the Soldiers in the Garden, but first made them fall back. So here, as man he feared, and shunned death; but as God-man he willingly submitted to it.

As Christ had two distinct natures, so two dictinct wills. And (as one well observes) in the life of Christ there was an intermixture of power, and weakness: of the divine glory, and humane frailty. At his birth a star shone, but he was laid in a manger. The Devil tempted him in the wilderness, but there Angels ministred to him. As man he was deceived in the figtree, but as God he blasted it. He was caught by the Souldiers in the Garden, but first made them fall back. So here, as man he feared, and shunned death; but as God-man he willingly submitted to it.