1. Conjunctly. In every part of our Lords Humiliation, there is an Emission of some beams of his Godhead; that whenever he is seen to be true Man, he might be known to be true God also. Is Christ hungry? There was a Fast of forty days continuance preceding, to show how as God he could sustain his Humane Nature. The verity of his humane nature is seen, because he submitted to all our sinless Infirmities. The power of his divine Nature was manifested, because it enabled him to continue forty days and nights without eating or drinking any thing; the utmost that an ordinary man can fast being but nine days usually. Thus his Divinity and Humanity are expressed in most, or all of his Actions; Joh. 1. 14. The word was made Flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, as the glory of the only begotten son of God. There was a Veil of Flesh, yet the glory of his divine Nature was seen, and might be seen, by all that had an Eye and Heart to see it. He lay in the Manger at Bethlehem, but a Star ⟨p. 28⟩appeared to conduct the Wise Men to him; and Angels proclaimed his Birth to the shepherds, Luk. 2. 13, 14. He grew up from a Child, at the ordinary rate of other Children; but when he was but 12 years old, he disputed with the Doctors, Luk. 2. 42. He submitted to Baptism, but then owned by a Voice from Heaven to be Gods Beloved Son. He was deceived in the Figtree, when an hungered; which shows the infirmity of humane Ignorance; but suddenly blasted, this manifested the glory of a divine Power; Matth. 21. 19. Here, tempted by Satan; but Ministered unto, and Attended upon, by a multitude of glorious Angels; Matth. 4. 11. Finally Crucified through weakness, but living by the power of God, 2 Cor. 13. 4. He hung dying on the Cross; but then the Rocks were rent, the Graves opened, and the Sun darkened. All along you may have these Intermixtures: he needed to humble himself to purchase our mercies; but withal, to give a discovery of a divine Glory to assure our Faith. Therefore, when there were any Evidences of humane frailty, least the world should be offended, and stumble thereat, he was pleased at the same time to give some notable demonstration of the divine Power. As on the other side, when ⟨p. 29⟩holy Men are honoured by God, something falleth out to humble them, 2 Cor. 12. 7.
1. Conjunctly. In every part of our Lords Humiliation, there is an Emission of some beams of his Godhead; that whenever he is seen to be true Man, he might be known to be true God also. Is Christ hungry? There was a Fast of forty days continuance preceding, to shew how as God he could sustain his Humane Nature. The verity of his humane nature is seen, because he submitted to all our sinless Infirmities. The power of his divine Nature was manifested, because it enabled him to continue forty days and nights without eating or drinking any thing; the utmost that an ordinary man can fast being but nine days usually. Thus his Divinity and Humanity are expressed in most, or all of his Actions; Ioh. 1. 14. The word was made Flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, as the glory of the onely begotten son of God. There was a Vail of Flesh, yet the glory of his divine Nature was seen, and might be seen, by all that had an Eye and Heart to see it. He lay in the Manger at Bethlehem, but a Star ⟨p. 28⟩appeared to conduct the Wise Men to him; and Angels proclaimed his Birth to the shepherds, Luk. 2. 13, 14. He grew up from a Child, at the ordinary rate of other Children; but when he was but 12 years old, he disputed with the Doctors, Luk. 2. 42. He submitted to Baptism, but then owned by a Voice from Heaven to be Gods Beloved Son. He was deceived in the Figtree, when an hungred; which shews the infirmity of humane Ignorance; but suddenly blasted, this manifested the glory of a divine Power; Matth. 21. 19. Here, tempted by Sathan; but Ministred unto, and Attended upon, by a multitude of glorious Angels; Matth. 4. 11. Finally Crucified through weakness, but living by the power of God, 2 Cor. 13. 4. He hung dying on the Cross; but then the Rocks were rent, the Graves opened, and the Sun darkened. All along you may have these Intermixtures: he needed to humble himself to purchase our mercies; but withall, to give a discovery of a divine Glory to assure our Faith. Therefore, when there were any Evidences of humane frailty, least the world should be offended, and stumble thereat, he was pleased at the same time to give some notable demonstration of the divine Power. As on the other side, when ⟨p. 29⟩
