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A body of divinity, or, The sum and substance of Christian religion catechistically propounded,…A body of divinitie, or, The summe and substance of Christian religion catechistically propounded,…
A body of divinity, or, The sum and substance of Christian religion catechistically propounded, and explained, by way of question and answer : methodically and familiarly handled / composed long since by James Usher B. of Armagh, and at the earnest desires of divers godly Christians now printed and published ; whereunto is adjoined a tract, entitled Immanuel, or, The mystery of the incarnation of the Son of God heretofore written [sic] and published by the same author.A body of divinitie, or, The summe and substance of Christian religion catechistically propounded, and explained, by way of question and answer : methodically and familiarly handled / composed long since by James Vsher B. of Armagh, and at the earnest desires of divers godly Christians now printed and published ; whereunto is adjoyned a tract, intituled Immanvel, or, The mystery of the incarnation of the Son of God heretofore writen [sic] and published by the same authour.
London: printed by M.F. for Tho. Downes and Geo. Badger, 1645
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The untying of this knot dependeth upon the right understanding of the wonderful conjunction of the divine and humane Nature in the unity of the Person of our Redeemer. For by reason of the strictness of this personal union, whatsoever may be verified of either of those Natures, the same may be truly spoken of the whole Person, from whithersoever of the Natures it be denominated. For the clearer conceiving whereof, we may call to mind that which the Apostle hath taught us touching our Saviour.e In him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily, that is to say, by such a personal and real union, as doth inseparably and everlastingly conjoin that infinite Godhead with his finite Manhood in the unity of the self-same individual Person.
The untying of this knot dependeth upon the right understanding of the wonderfull conjunction of the divine and humane Nature in the unity of the Person of our Redeemer. For by reason of the strictnesse of this personall union, whatsoever may bee verifyed of either of those Natures, the same may bee truely spoken of the whole Person, from whethersoever of the Natures it bee denominated. For the clearer conceiving whereof, wee may call to minde that which the Apostle hath taught us touching our Saviour.e In him dwelleth all the fulnesse of the Godhead bodily, that is to say, by such a personall and reall union, as doth inseparably and everlastingly conjoyn that infinite Godhead with his finite Manhood in the unity of the self-same individuall Person.
He in whom that fullness dwelleth, is the PERSON: that fullness which so doth dwell in him, is the NATURE. Now there dwelleth in him not only the fullness of the Godhead, but the fullness of the Manhood also. For we believe him to be both perfect God, begotten of the substance of his Father before all worlds; and perfect Man, made of the substance of his Mother in the fullness of time. And therefore we must hold, that there are two distinct Natures in him: and two so distinct, that they do not make one compounded nature; but still remain uncompounded and unconfounded together. But He in whom the fullness of the Manhood dwelleth is not one, and he in whom the fullness of the Godhead, another: but he in whom the fullness of both those natures dwelleth, is one and the same Immanuel, and consequently it must be believed as firmly, that he is but one Person.