Now secondly, for a support against both these, he lets us understand how feelingly and sensibly affected the heart of Christ is to sinners under all these their infirmities, now he is in Heaven, (for of him advanced into heaven, he here speaks, as appeareth by ver. 14.) And if the coherence with that verse be observed, we shall see that he brings in this narration of it setly, by way of preventing an objection which might otherwise arise in all mens thoughts from that high and glorious Description which he had given of him in that 14. ver. [We have a great High-Priest, who is passed into the Heavens, &c.] He knew we would be apt from this presently to think, he may be too great to be an High-Priest for us to transact our affairs; and that this greatness of his might cause him to forget us, or if he did remember us, and take notice of our miseries, yet being passed into the Heavens, and so having cast off the frailties of his flesh which he had here, and having clothed his humane nature with so great a glory, that therefore he cannot now pity us, as he did when he dwelt among us here below; nor be so feelingly affected and touched with our miseries, as to be tenderly moved to compassionate and commiserate us, so he is not now capable of a feeling of grief, and so, not of a fellow-feeling, or sympathizing ⟨p. 46⟩with us; his state and condition now is above all such affections; which affections notwithstanding are they that should put him upon helping us, heartily and cordially. And for him to be exposed to such affections as these, were a weakness, an infirmity in himself, which heaven hath cured him of. His power and glory is so great that he cannot be thus touched, even as the Angels are not: And he is advanced for above all Principalities and powers, Ephes. 1. 15.
Now secondly, for a support against both these, he lets us understand how feelingly and sensibly affected the heart of Christ is to sinners under all these their infirmities, now he is in Heaven, (for of him advanced into heaven, he here speakes, as appeareth by ver. 14.) And if the coherence with that verse be observed, we shall see that he brings in this narration of it setly, by way of preventing an objection which might otherwise arise in all mens thoughts from that high and glorious Description which he had given of him in that 14. ver. [We have a great High-Priest, who is passed into the Heavens, &c.] He knew wee would be apt from this presently to thinke, he may be too great to be an High-Priest for us to transact our affaires; and that this greatnesse of his might cause him to forget us, or if he did remember us, and take notice of our miseries, yet being passed into the Heavens, and so having cast off the frailties of his flesh which hee had here, and having cloathed his humane nature with so great a glory, that therefore hee cannot now pitie us, as he did when he dwelt among us here below; nor be so feelingly affected and touched with our miseries, as to be tenderly moved to compassionate and commiserate us, so he is not now capable of a feeling of griefe, and so, not of a fellow-feeling, or sympathizing ⟨p. 46⟩vvith us; his state and condition now is above all such affections; which affections notwithstanding are they that should put him upon helping us, heartily and cordially. And for him to bee exposed to such affections as these, were a weakenesse, an infirmity in himselfe, which heaven hath cured him of. His power and glory is so great that he cannot bee thus touched, even as the Angels are not: And he is advanced for above all Principalities and powers, Ephes. 1. 15.
