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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
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2. Christ as man has a larger measure of the Holy Spirit than ever was communicated to any Creature. In that respect He is said to be anointed with oil above his follows: as in the Scripture but now mentioned. The oil which the LORD CHRIST was anointed with, was none other but the oil of the Holy Spirit. Act. 10. 8. God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost & with power. And another Scripture saith God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him. Jo•. 3. 34. Christ, considered as God has not received any thing, but as man, the Spirit is given to him, and that without measure. Not that infinite perfections are communicated to the humane nature, (for that's not compatible to a Creature, nor is it possible that Finite should be infinite) but there are no Limits set thereunto. None can say in how great a measure Christ hath received the Spirit. He has received thereof in such a measure as no man ever did; as large ⟨p. 187⟩a measure of the Spirit as is possible to be communicated to a man or Creature. Hence tis said that, all Fullness dwells in him. Col. 1. 19. For it pleased the Father that in Him all Fullness should dwell. As for that Fullness which dwells in Him as God, it cannot be said properly, that it was the pleasure of the Father that it should be in Him. But this is true with respect to the Fullness, which dwells in him as man and mediator. There is a Fullness of spiritual Gifts in the man Christ Jesus. He hath a greater measure of Wisdom & knowledge than ever man or Angel did attain unto. Col. 2. 3. In whom are hid all the Treasures of Wisdom and Knowledge. Treasures of Wisdom, yea, all Treasures thereof are in him, i. e. not only objectively in that the wisdom of God does appear in the Mystery of Christ more than in any thing, but all Treasures of Wisdom are in Him subjectively: As man he has the vastest measure of Knowledge that ever was contained in a finite Understanding. It is written concerning Solomon, That he was wiser than all men, and that GOD gave him Understanding exceeding much, and Largeness of heart even as the Sand that is on the Sea-Shore. (