Thirdly, the Doctrine of the Incarnation might be very comfortable to all the godly: and so in divers respects. First, in that he did take our Nature into union with his divine Nature, we should joy in it: for is it not an admirable privilege, that the nature of man is taken into such a society with the holy Trinity, being a part of Christ, who is the second person in Trinity: who can sufficiently admire the honour done to our nature, that it should now be one with the blessed Trinity? Secondly, if we consider what he assumed. He took my whole Nature, that I might be wholly saved, he left nothing of man which he took not to himself. Thirdly, to comfort us in all infirmities and distresses, he made himself like unto us: He was poor with Lazarus, wept with Mary, thirsted with the woman of Samaria, was an hungry in the wilderness, to satisfy for our eating in the Garden, he was in bonds with Paul, he was tempted that he might succour us that are tempted; in all things he became like to us, that we might not sink under the burden of our infirmities or sufferings. Fourthly, it must it needs be a great deal of comfort to us, to have such ⟨p. 259⟩assurance given us of his love to us, that for our sakes would join his Majesty to our vileness, his power to our weakness, his immortality to our mortality, that being in the for me of God would for us vouchsafe to be in the for me of a servant. Fifthly, it comforts us, in that it may wonderfully settle our faith in believing in him: we may safely rest upon him that wants not power to save us, seeing he is God, nor will to save us, seeing he is one of us, a true man, that hath had experience of our miseries. Sixthly, it should greatly encourage our hearts in all our suits to God: seeing our own flesh and blood sits at the right hand of God, what can we ask the Father in his Name that will be denied? He that was made like to us in suffering, will never be strange to us in praying. He that became our brother by Incarnation, will not show himself a stranger in the business of Intercession. Lastly, in the hope of our glorification in Heaven we receive hence great comfort: for therefore: did the Son of God become the Son of man on earth, that the Sons of men might become the Sons of God in Heaven.
Thirdly, the Doctrine of the Incarnation might be very comfortable to all the godly: and so in diuers respects. First, in that he did take our Nature into vnion with his diuine Nature, we should ioy in it: for is it not an admirable priuiledge, that the nature of man is taken into such a society with the holy Trinity, being a part of Christ, who is the second person in Trinity: who can sufficiently admire the honour done to our nature, that it should now be one with the blessed Trinity? Secondly, if wee consider what he assumed. He tooke my whole Nature, that I might be wholly saued, he left nothing of man which hee tooke not to himselfe. Thirdly, to comfort vs in all infirmities and distresses, hee made himselfe like vnto vs: He was poore with Lazarus, wept with Mary, thirsted with the woman of Samaria, was an hungry in the wildernesse, to satisfie for our eating in the Garden, he was in bonds with Paul, he was tempted that hee might succour vs that are tempted; in all things he became like to vs, that we might not sinke vnder the burthen of our infirmities or sufferings. Fourthly, it must it needes be a great deale of comfort to vs, to haue such ⟨p. 259⟩assurance giuen vs of his loue to vs, that for our sakes would ioyne his Maiesty to our vilenesse, his power to our weaknesse, his immortality to our mortality, that being in the for me of God would for vs vouchsafe to be in the for me of a seruant. Fifthly, it comforts vs, in that it may wonderfully settle our faith in beleeuing in him: we may safely rest vpon him that wants not power to saue vs, seeing he is God, nor will to saue vs, seeing he is one of vs, a true man, that hath had experience of our miseries. Sixthly, it should greatly encourage our hearts in all our suits to God: seeing our owne flesh and bloud sits at the right hand of God, what can wee aske the Father in his Name that will be denyed? He that was made like to vs in suffering, will neuer bee strange to vs in praying. He that became our brother by Incarnation, will not shew himselfe a stranger in the businesse of Intercession. Lastly, in the hope of our glorification in Heauen we receiue hence great comfort: for therefore: did the Sonne of God become the Sonne of man on earth, that the Sonnes of men might become the Sonnes of God in Heauen.
