Conti: Mug it atirl ileuttiption, 3 9 Word, but not chang'd into its Divinity ; 'cis not Cha, zo. infinite and impaffible. The Deity is united to Flefh, but not transformed into its Nature, 'tis not finite and paffible. Though there is a diftinétion, yet no feparation : there are two Natures, but one foie lefus. In the fame Subfiftence the Creator and the Creature are miraculoufly allied. Now this is a work fully refponfible to Omnipotence, and expreffes what- ever is fignified by that Title. The Apoftle mentions it with an Attribute of excellency, Without controverfie r Tim. 3.16. great is the MyfleryofGodlinefs,God manila in theFlef'. 'Tis as fublime, as holy. In this the Divine Power appears in its Magnificence ,and in force refped more glorioufly than in the Creation : For there is .incompa- rably agreater difparity between the Majefty,Greatnefs and Infintenefs ofGod,and the Meannefs of Man,than . between the whole World.andNothing. The degrees of difparitybetween the World and. Nothing are not a&ually infinite, but between the moff excellent crea ture and the Glorious Creator they are abfolutely infi- nite. Fromhence it is,that that which in other things re- folves our doubts, here increafes the wonder, and in ap- pearance makes it more incredible.redo err, faith Chrift. to the Sadducees,(who denied the Refurre&ion) not know- ing the Power of God.But themore raifed thoughts we, have ofhis immenfePower,the more unlikely his conjun -. t` lon witha natureTo far beneath himwill feem to be.. z . The DivinePower was magnified in our Redeem- er's Supernatural.Conception. 'Twas requifite his Bo- dy fhould be miraculoufly formed of the fubftance. of. a Woman, by the operation of the Holy Ghoft, not on ly in refp'e& of its fingular Dignity, . and that he might be the patern ofour Regeneration,that is performed by the Efficacy ofthe Spirit not of the Flefh, but in refpe5 ofhis Office : For undertaking to reconcile God by the Expiation
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