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The orthodox evangelist. Or A treatise wherein many great evangelical truths (not a few…
The orthodox evangelist. Or A treatise wherein many great evangelical truths (not a few whereof are much opposed and eclipsed in this perilous hour of the passion of the Gospel) are briefly discussed, cleared, and confirmed: as a further help, for the begetting, and establishing of the faith which is in Jesus. As also the state of the blessed, where; of the condition of their souls from the instant of their dissolution: and of their persons after their resurrection. By John Norton, teacher of the church at Ipswich in New England.The orthodox evangelist. Or A treatise wherein many great evangelical truths (not a few whereof are much opposed and eclipsed in this perillous hour of the passion of the Gospel) are briefly discussed, cleared, and confirmed: as a further help, for the begeting, and establishing of the faith which is in Jesus. As also the state of the blessed, where; of the condition of their souls from the instant of their dissolution: and of their persons after their resurrection. By John Norton, teacher of the church at Ipswich in New England.
London: printed by John Macock for Henry Cripps, 1654
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The sight of Christ as Man is the next object unto the Beatifical Vision it self; as the created grace, which the Man-hood received was out of measure, Joh. 3.34. (yet not simply, for being a creature it is bounded; but respectively, in regard of us, we being unable to measure it;) so the glory of the Manhood is out of measure. The Humanity of Christ, in respect of its personal union, far exceeds all the glory of Angels, and glorified Souls. The glory of the Man-hood, is as much as the Creature is capable of; the glory of the Body is derived both from the Divinity, and the glory of his Soul. The fullness of the God-head dwelling in him bodily, doth as it were radiate through his body; hence there must needs arise great joy unto the beholder, both from the eminency of, and our interest in this object. Christ in glory, and Christ in glory ours; as much of the Creator as is possibly visible in the nature of man, will be to be seen in Christ; as much contentation as the Creature can be made partaker of by the sight of any one visible object, will be the portion of the beholders of Christ, as he is Man.
The sight of Christ as Man is the next object unto the Beatifical Vision it self; as the created grace, which the Man-hood received was out of measure, Joh. 3.34. (yet not simply, for being a creature it is bounded; but respectively, in regard of us, we being unable to measure it;) so the glory of the Manhood is out of measure. The Humanity of Christ, in respect of its personal union, farre exceeds all the glory of Angels, and glorified Souls. The glory of the Man-hood, is as much as the Creature is capable of; the glory of the Body is derived both from the Divinity, and the glory of his Soul. The fulness of the God-head dwelling in him bodily, doth as it were radiate through his body; hence there must needs arise great joy unto the beholder, both from the eminency of, and our interest in this object. Christ in glory, and Christ in glory ours; as much of the Creator as is possibly visible in the nature of man, wil be to be seen in Christ; as much contentation as the Creature can be made partaker of by the sight of any one visible object, wil be the portion of the beholders of Christ, as he is Man.