Chap. 20 oboe M.O. t but the paffive and material principle, of which that precious fiefh was made, and the Holy Ghofl the Agentand Efficient : yet cannot the man Chrifl Jefus be thereby made the fon. of hisown Spirit, fieeaufefathers beget their children out of their own fubflance, but the Holy Ghofl didnot fo, but framed the (loth of him from whom himf*,lf proceeded, out of the creature. of them. both, the handmaid of the Lord, Luke i. 38, 48. whom from thence allgenerärions 'ha fallbleffed. That bleildwomb of hers was the Bride-chamber, wherein the Holy Ghoft did knit that indifloluble knot betwixt our humane nature and his Deity, the Son of Godaffiiming into the unity of his Perfon, that which be- fore he was nor, and yet without change, (for fo mutt God ¡till bc) remain- ing thatwhich he was, whereby it came to paffe, that this holy chin; which wasborne of her, was in truth called the Son of God, Luke: i.3 5. which won- derful connexion of two fo infinitely differing natures in the unity of one perfon, how it was there effe&ed is above our (hallow capacities, yea, theAn- gels !loop, and defire to look. into it, 1 Pa. 1.12. This we (nay fafely fay,, chat as the diflinetion of the perfons in the Holy Trinity, hinders not the uni- ty of the nature of the Godhead, though every perfonholds intirely his ovn incommunicable property, fo neither doth the diflinelion of the two Natures in Chrifl any wayes croffe the unity of his perfon, althou h each nature re- maineth enure in it felt, and retaineth the properties agreeing thereto, with- out any converflcn, compofition, co:nmixtion, or confufion. Quell. what is further eon/derable áboaft Chriff ? Anfm. That as there isone God, fo there is one Mediatour between God and man, even the man ChriflJefus, ecc. i 'Tim. Z. 5, 6. and in difcharge of this his Office, he being the only fit Umpire to take up the controverfie between God and man, he was co lay his hand as well upon God, the party fo highty of- fended, as uponman, theparty fo bafely offending. In things concerning God thePrie(ìhood of our Mediatour is exercifed, Fhb. 5.1. and2.17. Qefl. what are theparts of his PrieillyOffice ? 'loafs. Satisfaa3ion, and Intercefflon: the former whereof gives, content- menttoGods Juftice: the latter folicitethhis mercy, for the applicationof this benefit taGods children in particular ; whereby it cones CO paffe that God, in Ihewing mercy upon whom he will (hew mercy, is yetfor his Juflice no lo- fer, '2om. 3.26. By verrue of his interceffion he appears in the Prcfence of God for us, and maketh requedl for us, Heb,9.24. and7.2 5. Rom.3. 34 He& 4.14,1 5. and he mull be fuch a furor as taketh our cafe to heart. Hence , Heb. 2. 17. he mull be made likehis brethren, &c. in which refpea, asit was need- ful he fhould parukc with our kill and blood, that he mikhtbetender- ly affe&ted to his brethren : So likewife for the obtaining of fo great a fuit, it behoved that he fhould be moll dear to cod his Father , and have fo great an interefl in him, as he nkht always be lure tobe heard in his requells , _John ix. 42. :and therefore he mull be his beloved fon, c)Watth. 3. 17. fo then it was fit our intetceffor fhouldbe man like our felves, that we may comeboldly to him,Heb.4.16.Itwas fit alfo he fhould beGod, that he mi.ht go boldly to the Father withoutany way difparagingof him , as being his fellow and equal , Zach. 13.7. Phil.2, 7, Quell: whymtefl Chrafbe a .ki.ititn for ourfits ? Anfm. Such was Gods love to jAcc, and hatred To fin , that hewould not have his ¡office{Wallowed up with mercy, nor fin pardoned without making a fit reparation : therefore our Mediator mull not look toprocurefor usa Pimple pardon without more ado , but mull be a propitiationfor our finites, and re- deem us by his fine, and ranfome, andGo not onlybe the mailer of our requells, to introit the Lord for us : but alfo take upon him the partof an advocate to plead full fatisfaétion made byhimfelfas our Surety, Rom. 3. z;. 1 John 2.2. and 269
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