A65285:929
A Body of Practical Divinity
A body of practical divinity consisting of above one hundred seventy six sermons on the lesser catechism composed by the reverend assembly of divines at Westminster : with a supplement of some sermons on several texts of Scripture / by Thomas Watson ...
London: printed for Thomas Parkurst, 1692
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3. Christ took our flesh, that he might make the Humane Nature appear lovely to God, and the Divine Nature appear lovely to Man.
(1.) That he might make the Humane Nature lovely to God. Upon our Fall from God, our Nature became odious to him; no Vermin is so odious to us, as the Humane Nature was to God. When once our Virgin-Nature was become sinful, it was like flesh imposthumated, or running into Sores loathsome to behold. Such was our Nature when corrupt, odious to God, he could not endure to look upon us. ⟨p. 113⟩Now, Christ taking our flesh, makes the Humane Nature appear lovely to God. As when the Sun shines on the Glass, it casts a bright lustre, so Christ being clad with our flesh, makes the Humane Nature shine, and appear amiable in God's Eyes.
(1.) That he might make the Humane Nature lovely to God. Upon our Fall from God, our Nature became odious to him; no Vermin is so odious to us, as the Humane Nature was to God. When once our Virgin-Nature was become sinful, it was like flesh imposthumated, or running into Sores loathsom to behold. Such was our Nature when corrupt, odious to God, he could not endure to look upon us. ⟨p. 113⟩Now, Christ taking our flesh, makes the Humane Nature appear lovely to God. As when the Sun shines on the Glass, it casts a bright lustre, so Christ being clad with our flesh, makes the Humane Nature shine, and appear amiable in God's Eyes.
(2.) As Christ being clothed with ou• flesh makes the Humane Nature appear lovely to God, so he makes the Divine Nature appear lovely to Man. The pure God-head is terrible to behold, we could not see it and live. But Christ's clothing himself with our flesh, makes the Divine Nature more amiable and delightful to us. Now we need not be afraid to look upon God, seeing him through Christ's Humane Nature. It was a custom of old among the Shepherds, they were wont to clothe themselves with Sheep-skins, to be more pleasing to the Sheep; so Christ clothed himself with our flesh, that the Divine Nature may be more pleasing to us. The Humane Nature is a Glass, through which we may see the Love, and Wisdom, and Glory of God clearly represented to us. Through the Lantern of Christ's Humanity, we may behold the Light of the Deity shining. Christ being Incarnate, he makes the sight of the Deity not formidable, but delightful to us.