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The mystery of Christ opened and applied. In several sermons, concerning the person, office,…The mystery of Christ opened and applyed. In several sermons, concerning the person, office,…
The mystery of Christ opened and applied. In several sermons, concerning the person, office, and glory of Jesus Christ. / By Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in N. England. ; [Twelve lines of quotations]The mystery of Christ opened and applyed. In several sermons, concerning the person, office, and glory of Jesus Christ. / By Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in N. England. ; [Twelve lines of quotations]
Boston: printed by Richard Pierce for Joseph Browning, 1686
Title page typeset from the transcription.
There is a personal Uunion between the two Natures of CHRIST.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Quest. But, For what Reasons did the Son of God assume humane nature into personal Union with Himself?
Answ. 1. That so the Sufferings of that nature might become infinitely meritorious. The Death and blood of all the men in the World, would not satisfy for one sin, nor redeem one Sinner. Will the Lord be pleased with Thousands of Rams, or ten thousands of Rivers of oil? If they give the fruit of their body for the sin of their soul, will that appease him? No verily, It was then necessary that Christ should b• both God and Man in one Person. The Value of the Obedience of Christ is augmented and ⟨p. 105⟩aggravated from the dignity of his Person. The Obedience of an infinite Person, is of infinite worth and value. Now, Tho the humane na••re of Christ which suffered is not Infinite, […] the Person to which that nature belongs, […] so. Hence, For Christ to dye, is more than if all the men on earth, and all the Angels in heaven had dyed; for they are not God, but Christ is so.
Answ. 1. That so the Sufferings of that nature might become infinitely meritorious. The Death and blood of all the men in the World, would not satisfie for one sin, nor redeem one Sinner. Will the Lord be pleased with Thousands of Rams, or ten thousands of Rivers of oyl? If they give the fruit of their body for the sin of their soul, will that appease him? No verily, It was then necessary that Christ should b• both God and Man in one Person. The Value of the Obedience of Christ is augmented and ⟨p. 105⟩aggravated from the dignity of his Person. The Obedience of an infinite Person, is of infinite worth and value. Now, Tho the humane na••re of Christ which suffered is not Infinite, 〈…〉 the Person to which that nature belongs, so. Hence, For Christ to dye, is more than if all the men on earth, and all the Angels in heaven had dyed; for they are not God, but Christ is so.