A Body of Practical Divinity

(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.

(2.) As Christ being cloath'd 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 cloathing 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 cloathed 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 Lanthorn 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.

4. Jesus Christ united himself to Man, that Man might be drawn nearer to God. God was before an Enemy to us by reason of sin, but Christ taking our flesh, doth mediate for us, and bring us into Favour with God. As when a King is angry with a Subject, the King's Son marries the Daughter of this Subject, and so mediates for this Subject, and brings him into favour with the King again; so when God the Father was angry with us, Christ marries himself to our Nature, and now mediates for us with his Father, and brings us to be Friends again, and now God looks upon us with a favourable aspect. As Joab pleaded for Absalom, and brought him to King David, and David kissed him, so doth Jesus Christ ingratiate us into the favour and love of God. Therefore he may well be called a Peace-maker, having taken our flesh upon him, and so made Peace between us and his angry Father.