The rule of faith, or, An exposition of the Apostles Creed so handled as…

The third effect belongs to both natures, and is the grace of office: for from this union ariseth a fit Mediator and head of the Church, for in both natures considered as united is Christ our Mediator: so as all things belonging to our reconciliation and salvation, were done by Christ in both natures: yet were not the Actions of the divine and humane nature so confounded, but that each nature did that which belonged to that nature only: to speak distinctly, in every thing done for our salvation, we must consider; First, the Worker, and that is the Person of Christ, or Christ considered in his Person. Secondly, the things by which he works, and that is his Natures, Divine and Humane. Thirdly, the working it self, and that follows that Nature that doth work. Fourthly, the work or the thing outwardly done, which they call in another language [Greek or Hebrew]. Now this outward work was done by the divers workings of each Nature, concurring to dispatch the work: as to sacrifice for mans sin is one work, yet to this work concur the workings of both Natures: the Humane Nature is offered as the gift, and the Divine Nature doth enable and sanctify the gift, &c. As in Chirurgery, when a limb of a man is to be cut off, and burnt, or seared up all at once, this is done by a Sword or other Instrument made red hot: yet there we see in that fired sword, that it is still but one sword, and yet there is two Natures in it, fire and iron, and these two Natures have different forces, the one to cut and the other to burn, and there is two workings divers, the iron cuts, and the fire or ⟨p. 256⟩heat burns, and yet the outward work is but one work done at once, which is the searing of the Member by cutting.

The third effect belongs to both natures, and is the grace of office: for from this vnion ariseth a fit Mediatour and head of the Church, for in both natures considered as vnited is Christ our Mediatour: so as all things belonging to our reconciliation and saluation, were done by Christ in both natures: yet were not the Actions of the diuine and humane nature so confounded, but that each nature did that which belonged to that nature onely: to speake distinctly, in euery thing done for our saluation, wee must consider; First, the Worker, and that is the Person of Christ, or Christ considered in his Person. Secondly, the things by which he workes, and that is his Natures, Diuine and Humane. Thirdly, the working it selfe, and that followes that Nature that doth worke. Fourthly, the worke or the thing outwardly done, which they call in another language . Now this outward worke was done by the diuers workings of each Nature, concurring to dispatch the worke: as to sacrifice for mans sinne is one worke, yet to this worke concurre the workings of both Natures: the Humane Nature is offered as the gift, and the Diuine Nature doth inable and sanctifie the gift, &c. As in Chirurgery, when a limbe of a man is to bee cut off, and burnt, or seared vp all at once, this is done by a Sword or other Instrument made red hot: yet there we see in that fired sword, that it is still but one sword, and yet there is two Natures in it, fire and yron, and these two Natures haue different forces, the one to cut and the other to burne, and there is two workings diuers, the yron cuts, and the fire or