The Fountain of Life Opened

First, The humane nature was united to the second person miraculously, and extraordinarily: being supernaturally framed in the womb of the Virgin, by the over-shadowing power of the highest, Luk. 1.34, 35. By reason whereof it may truly and properly be said, to be the fruit of the womb, ⟨p. 55⟩not of the loins of man, but not by man. And this was necessary to exempt the assumed nature from the stain and pollution of Adams Sin, which it wholly escaped; in as much as he received it not as all others do, in the way of ordinary generation; wherein Original sin is propagated: but this being extraordinarily produced, was a most pure and holy thing, Luk. 1.35. And indeed this perfect shining holiness in which it was produced, was absolutely necessary; both in order to its union with the Divine person, and the design of that union; which was both to satisfy for, and to sanctify us. The two natures could not be conjoined in the person of Christ, had there been the least taint of sin upon the humane nature. For God can have no fellowship with sin, much less be united to it. Or supposing such a conjunction with our sinful nature, yet he being a sinner himself, could never satisfy for the sins of others. Nor could an unholy thing ever make us holy. Such an high-Priest therefore became us as is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, Heb. 7.26. And such an one must he needs be, whom the holy Ghost produces in such a peculiar way [Greek or Hebrew]. That holy thing.

First, The humane nature was united to the second person miraculously, and extraordinarily: being supernaturally fram'd in the womb of the Virgin, by the over-shadowing power of the highest, Luk. 1.34, 35. By reason whereof it may truly and properly be said, to be the fruit of the womb, ⟨p. 55⟩not of the loyns of man, but not by man. And this was necessary to exempt the assumed nature from the stain and pollution of Adams Sin, which it wholly escaped; in as much as he received it not as all others do, in the way of ordinary generation; wherein Original sin is propagated: but this being extraordinarily produced, was a most pure and holy thing,