A68107:1241
Of domesticall duties eight treatises. I. An exposition of that part of Scripture out…
Of domesticall duties eight treatises. I. An exposition of that part of Scripture out of which domesticall duties are raised. ... VIII. Duties of masters. By William Gouge.
London: printed by John Haviland for William Bladen, 1622London: printed by Iohn Haviland for William Bladen, 1622
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1. Quest. Was the very substance of the Saints, their flesh and bones taken out of Christ, as the substance of Eve was taken out of Adam?
1. Quest. Was the very substance of the Saints, their flesh and bones taken out of Christ, as the substance of Eue was taken out of Adam?
Answ. Not so, if the words be literally taken. For so may Christ rather be said to be of our flesh, and of our bones, because he took our nature, and that from a daughter of Adam: in ⟨p. 95⟩which respect he is said to be fof the seed of David, and gof the Jews, as concerning the flesh. Besides, the Apostle expressly saith (vers. 32.) that This is a great mystery. The mystery therefore must be searched out. For this end Christ must be considered as another Adam (and so the holy Ghost stileth him hThe last Adam, The second man) that is, a stock, a root that giveth a being to branches sprouting out of him.
Answ. Not so, if the words be literally taken. For so may Christ rather be said to be of our flesh, and of our bones, because he tooke our nature, and that from a daughter of Adam: in ⟨p. 95⟩