, EjfeEl ofDivine Wifdom and Goodnejs. 27 born of her, fl10uld /;e called the Son of God, becoming one Perfon with him. Sometimes it expref1eth the .greatnefs of the My11ery, and leaves it as an Objefr of our Admiration, 1 Tim . j· 16. Without contro·verjie great is the m_J:/lery ofgod· li11efs. God wa$ manifefled in thejiejh.' A myfiery it is, and that of thofe dirnenfions as no creature can comprehend. Sometimes it putteth things together, as that the difiance of the two Natures, fl1al1 illufirate the glory of the one Perfon. J chn 1. 14. The word was madeflejh, and dwelt among us. But ·what _Word was this ? That which W (lJ in the hginning, which was with God, which WtlJ God, /;y whom all things were made, and without whom was not any t hing made that was made, who was Light and Life. This W.ord was made flejh ; not by any change .of his ,own Nature or Effence; ·not by a Tranfub– fianuation of the Divine Nature into the Humane: not by ceafing to be what he was, but by becoming what he was not, in taking our Nature ro·'his own, to be his own, where– by he dwelt among us. This Glorious Wordwhich is God, and defcribed by his Eternity and Omnipotency in works of Creation anct Providence, was made flejh, w~ich expreifeth the lowefi fiate and condition of Humane Nature; Without contro·verjie gn:~at is this myfiery of Godlinefs. And in that fl:ate wherein he wiibly appeared as fo made flefl1, thofe who had eyes given them from above, faw his Glory, the Glory as ofthe only hg,otten of the Father. The Eternal Word being made :fleili, and manifefied therein, they faw his Glory, the Glory of the only begotten of the Father. What heart can conceive, what tongue can expr~fs the leafi part of the Glo·· ry of this Divine Wifdom and Grace ? So alfo isit propofed unto us, ./fa. 9· 6. Vnto zts a Child is born, unto us a Son is given, andthe Gov ernmentjhall /;e on his jhoulcler ; and ·his Name foal! !Je called Wo11derjul, Co"mjdhr, th ; Mighty God, the ij;verlafling, Father, the 'J!rince of Peace. He is c;Illed in E 2 the
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