Propos. V. This Personal Union is a great Mystery. The whole Doctrine of Christ […] Mysterious. Eph. 3. 4. Ye may understand my knowledge in the Mystery of Christ. So in special the Doctrine of Christ's Person, and of the Union of His two natures, is very mysterious. That which is not known but by divine supernatural Revelation is called a Mystery in Scripture. Now all our knowledge in this personal Union, is from the Gospel. If men have only the Light of Nature and the Book of the ⟨p. 103⟩Creature to inform them, they will never know any thing of this glorious mystery. It is a wonderful Union. There are three Unions spoken of in the Scripture which are wonderful. (1.) The mystical union which is between Christ and the Believer, which was mysteriously signified by Eve's being taken out of Adam's side, and then being married to him by the Lord Himself, as the Apostle •heweth, Eph. 5. 30, 31, 32. (2.ndly) The Union of Diverse persons in one Nature; The Father, Son, and Spirit, tho three distinct Persons, have but one Name or Nature. Mat. 28. 20. They are three Witnesses, and therefore three Persons; yet but One in respect of Nature and of Being. 1. Joh. 6. 7. The mystery of the Trinity, is a wonderful Mystery. (3dly) The Union of diverse natures in one Person; which is that we are speaking of. This is not only a Mystery, but a •reat Mystery. It must needs be confessed, that Great is the Mystery of Reli•n, GOD manifest in the Flesh. 1. Tim. •. 16. The holy Angels bow down their heads to search into this mystery, which will be the Wonderment of Saints and Angels, throughout the Days of Eternity. 1. Pet. 1. 12. Hence the Devil has set himself ⟨p. 104⟩to oppose and darken those Truths which concern the Person of Christ. Most of the Heresies whereby Satan has troubled the Church, have proceeded from Ignorance in the Mystery about Christ's Person. Either by dividing his Person which is but one (as the Nestorians, who make two Persons of Christ) or by confounding his Natures, which are two, or by denying one of his natures. Therefore, it is most necessary, that we should have a distinct and clear Knowledge about this, since it is a great Mystery. Ignorance here, Error […] may prove destructive to the souls of Men.
Propos. V. This Personal Union is a great Mystery. The whole Doctrine of Christ 〈…〉 Mysterious. Eph. 3. 4. Ye may understand my knowledg in the Mystery of Christ. So in special the Doctrine of Christ's Person, and of the Union of His two natures, is very mysterious. That which is not known but by divine supern••ural Revelation is called a Mystery in Scripture. Now all our knowledge in this personal Union, is from the Gospel. If men have only the Light of Nature and the Book of the ⟨p. 103⟩Creature to inform them, they will never know any thing of this glorious mystery. It is a wonderful Union. There are three Uni•ns spoken of in the Scripture which are wonderful. (1.) The mystical union which is between Christ and the Beleever, which was mysteriously signified by Eve's being taken out of Adam's side, and then being married to him by the Lord Himself, as the Apostle •heweth, Eph. 5. 30, 31, 32. (2.ndly) The Union of Diverse persons in one Nature; The Father, Son, and Spirit, tho three distinct Persons, have but one Name or Nature. Mat. 28. 20. They are three Witnesses, and therefore three Persons; yet but One in respect of Nature and of Being. 1. Joh. 6. 7. The mystery of the Trinity, is a wonderful Myste•y. (3dly) The Union of diverse natures in one Person; which is that we are speaking of. This is not only a Mystery, but a •reat Mystery. It must needs be confessed, that Great is the Mystery of Reli•n, GOD manifest in the Flesh. 1. Tim. •. 16. The holy Angeis bow down their heads to search into this mystery, which will be the Wonderment of Saints and Angels, throughout the Dayes of Eternity. 1. Pet. 1. 12. Hence the Devil has set himself ⟨p. 104⟩to oppose and darken those Truths which concern the Person of Christ. Most of the Here•yes whereby Sathan has troubled the Church, have proceeded from Ignorance in the Mystery about Christ's Person. Either by dividing his Person which is but one (as the Nestorians, who make two Persons of Christ) or by confounding his Natures, which are two, or by denying one of his natures. Therefore, it is most necessary, that we should have a distinct and clear Knowledge about this, since it is a great Mystery. Ignorance here, Error may prove destructive to the souls of Men.
