A survey of the spiritual antichrist opening the secrets of familism and antinomianism in…A survey of the spirituall antichrist opening the secrets of familisme and antinomianisme in…

The Son of God is made flesh, that is, weak and frail, in regard of us, or our nature that he took. But he means that Christ took our ⟨p. 185⟩nature, not in his own person (that I cannot fasten upon their words) but the Son of God became flesh in us, that is, weak in the Saints, who bear his image; therefore Gorton expounding flesh and blood, Joh. 6. saith, p. 106, 107. By blood is here meant the life, Spirit, and power of the Son of God, as he descends from the Father, even as the life, spirit, power, virtue and vigour of the Son of man, runs in the blood in creatures, and such is the life, descent, and power of the Son of man, as he is of the life, descent, and power of the Father from above, and so is God blessed for ever, Amen. So the Apostle, this is he that came by water and blood, that is, by weakness and strength, — that is by weakness in us, or in our nature, (then not in Christ personally) but by power in God, or in that nature divine, so is he said in the like sense to be crucified in the flesh, but quickened in the Spirit, then its but metaphorical flesh and blood that Christ took, not real and material, but in regard the Saints that bear his image are men, Christ is a man in them, and Christ weak in them, that is, Christ lives in them, according to the wisdom, skill, strength, study, and forecast, about the things of God, that a creature (merely as he is a creature) is able to procure and bring forth, now the best thing that is in man (saith he p. 106.) which is his wisdom, is enmity with God, for it is not subject to the Law of God, neither indeed can be, so we have from these Familists, an imaginary and a Metaphorical Saviour, And if we eat the flesh of Christ and drink his blood (saith he, p. 107, 108.)

The Son of God is made flesh, that is, weak and fraile, in regard of us, or our nature that he took. But he means that Christ took our ⟨p. 185⟩nature, not in his owne person (that I cannot fasten upon their words) but the Son of God became flesh in us, that is, weak in the Saints, who beare his image; therefore Gorton expounding flesh and blood, Joh. 6. saith, p. 106, 107. By blood is here meant the life, Spirit, and power of the Son of God, as he discends from the Father, even as the life, spirit, power, vertue and vigour of the Son of man, runnes in the blood in creatures, and such is the life, discent, and power of the Son of man, as he is of the life, discent, and power of the Father from above, and so is God blessed for ever, Amen. So the Apostle, this is he that came by water and blood, that is, by weaknesse and strength, — that is by weaknesse in us, or in our nature, (then not in Christ personally) but by power in God, or in that nature divine, so is he said in the like sense to be crucified in the flesh, but quickned in the Spirit, then its but metaphoricall flesh and blood that Christ took, not reall and materiall, but in regard the Saints that bear his image are men, Christ is a man in them, and Christ weak in them, that is, Christ lives in them, according to the wisdome, skill, strength, study, and forecast, about the things of God, that a creature (meerly as he is a creature) is able to procure and bring forth, now the best thing that is in man (saith he p. 106.) which is his wisdome, is enmity with God, for it is not subject to the Law of God, neither indeed can be, so we have from these Familists, an imaginary and a Metaphoricall Saviour, And if we eat the flesh of Christ and drink his blood (saith he, p. 107, 108.)