A55302:266
Christus in corde, or, The mystical union between Christ and believers considered in its…
Christus in corde, or, The mystical union between Christ and believers considered in its resemblances, bonds, seals, privileges and marks by Edward Polhil ..., Esq.Christus in corde, or, The mystical union between Christ and believers considered in its resemblances, bonds, seals, priviledges and marks by Edward Polhil ..., Esq.
London: printed by A.M. and R.R. for Tho. Cockerill, 1680
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The next thing is, the union of the two natures in Christ is inseparable; therefore where his Deity is, there is his Humanity. I answer, There may be an union, and yet the united may not co-exist in all places; a Star is united to its Orb, yet the Orb is where the Star is not: The humane nature of Christ is united to the divine, yet the divine nature is where the humane is not; the reason is evident; where the united are equal, there may be a full co-existence in place; but where they are unequal, as the two natures in Christ must needs be, there it cannot be so; the infinite nature is not put into finite straits; the finite one is not stretched into an infinity; the union joins not, destroys the natures; the humane nature must have its limits, the divine can have none. Hence it appears, that the divine nature must needs be where the humane is not.
The next thing is, the union of the two natures in Christ is inseparable; therefore where his Deity is, there is his Humanity. I answer, There may be an union, and yet the united may not co-exist in all places; a Star is united to its Orb, yet the Orb is where the Star is not: The humane nature of Christ is united to the divine, yet the divine nature is where the humane is not; the reason is evident; where the united are equal, there may be a full co-existence in place; but where they are unequal, as the two natures in Christ must needs be, there it cannot be so; the infinite nature is not put into finite straits; the finite one is not stretcht into an infinity; the union joyns not, destroys the natures; the humane nature must have its limits, the divine can have none. Hence it appears, that the divine nature must needs be where the humane is not.
The last thing is, Christ is everywhere God incarnate, no-where excarnate, or ⟨p. 224⟩out of the flesh. I answer, As to that, he is every where God incarnate; it may be taken two ways, either thus, God who is in the flesh, is every where; and this is true, but proves not the ubiquity of the flesh: or thus, the flesh, in which God is, is every where; and this would make for ubiquity, but it is untrue.