The Fountain of Life Opened

Thirdly, Hence in the last place follows as another excellent fruit of this Union, the concourse and co-operation of each nature to his mediatory works. For in them he acts according to both natures. The humane nature doing what is humane, viz. Suffering, Sweating, Bleeding, Dying: and his Divine nature stamping all these with infinite value; and so both sweetly concur unto one glorious work, and design of mediation. Papists generally deny that he performs any of his mediatory works as God, but only as man; but how boldly do they therein contradict these plain Scriptures? See 2 Cor. 5.19. ⟨p. 58⟩Heb. 9.14.15. And so much as to the second thing propounded, viz. the fruits of this Union.

The last thing to be opened is the grounds and reasons of this assumption.¹ And we may say touching that. (1.) That the humane nature was not assumed to any intrinsical perfection of the Godhead, but to make that humane nature it self perfect. The Divine did not assume the humane nature necessarily, but voluntarily; not out of indigence, but bounty: not because it was to be perfected by it, but to perfect it, by causing it to lie as a pipe to the infinite all-filling Fountain of grace and glory; of which it is the great receptacle. (2.) And so consequently to qualify and prepare him for a full discharge of his mediatorship in the offices of our Prophet, Priest, and King. Had he not this double nature in the Unity of his person, he could not have been our Prophet, for as God he knows the mind and will of God, Joh. 1.18. Joh. 3.13. And as man he is fitted to impart it suitably to us,