Christus in corde, or, The mystical union between Christ and believers considered in its…

It was requisite that Christ our head should have such a fullness of Grace; the nearer a creature is to the influent cause, the more abundant is the influx; the humane nature of Christ was most nearly united to the Deity; therefore it was congruous, that it should have grace in the supreme degree. From the first instant of his incarnation he was not a mere viator, but a comprehensor; he always enjoyed the ⟨p. 96⟩beatifical vision, therefore all his Graces were in termino, and at a full point. It's true, that by special dispensation there was some restraint of the influence of Gods favour at the time of his Passion, but his graces were still in the highest degree. Again, Grace was conferred upon Christ, not as a private person, but as a public one; not for himself only, but for us; he received gifts for men, that he might give them out to them; he was to be the head of the Church, a vital and universal principle of Grace to it; therefore no less than a plenitude of Grace was requisite to make him meet for it, that of his fullness we all might receive Grace for Grace, Joh. 1.16. Grace answering to the Grace in him.

It was requisite that Christ our head should have such a fulness of Grace; the nearer a creature is to the influent cause, the more abundant is the influx; the humane nature of Christ was most nearly united to the Deity; therefore it was congruous, that it should have grace in the supream degree. From the first instant of his incarnation he was not a meer viator, but a comprehensor; he always enjoyed the ⟨p. 96⟩beatifical vision, therefore all his Graces were in termino, and at a full point. It's true, that by special dispensation there was some restraint of the influence of Gods favour at the time of his Passion, but his graces were still in the highest degree. Again, Grace was conferred upon Christ, not as a private person, but as a publick one; not for himself only, but for us; he received gifts for men, that he might give them out to them; he was to be the head of the Church, a vital and universal principle of Grace to it; therefore no less than a plenitude of Grace was requisite to make him meet for it, that of his fulness we all might receive Grace for Grace,