bi 94 WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, IN AND ON nity and lightness, a third to sensuality and 'fleshly firmities which belong unto our human nature as such, pleasures, and so others to sloth and idleness. And al- and are inseparable from it, until it be glorified; yet he though this dispensation, so far as it is the result of our took noneof our particular infirmities which cleave un- especial constitutions and complexion, is not sin in it- to our :persons, occasioned either by the vice of our self, yetit dwells at the next door unto it, and as it is constitutions or irregularity in the use of our bodies. excited by the moral pravity of our natures, a continual Those natural passions of our minds, which are capa- occasion of it. But the body of Christ being formed ble ofbeing the means of afflictionand trouble, as grie -pure and exact by the Holy Ghost, there was no dis- sorrow, and the like, he took upon him; as also those position or tendency in his constitution to the least de- infirmities of nature which are troublesome to the body, viation from perfect holiness in any kind. The exqui- as hunger, thirst, weariness, and pain. Yea, the pa- site harmony of his natural temperature, made love, rity of his holy constitution made him more highly sen- meekness, gentleness, _patience, benignity, and good- sible of these things than any of the children of men. ness, natural and cognate unto him, as having an inca- ßut, as to our bodily diseases, and distempers which pacity of such motions as should be subservient unto, personally adhere unto us upon the disorder and vice or compliant with any thing different from them. of our constitutions, he was absolutely free from. Hence, _2dly, Also; although he took on him .those in- - WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, IN AND -ON THE HUMAN NATURE OFCHRIST, CHAP. IV. (l.) The actual sanctification of the human nature of Christ by the Holy Ghost. 'On what ground spotless and freefrom.sin. Positively endowed with all grace. (2.) Original holiness andsanctiflcation in Christ how car- ried on by the Spirit. Exerciseofgrace in Christ by the rationalfaculties ofhis soul. Their improvement. (s.) Wisdom and knowledge how increased objectively in the human nature ofChrist. (4.) The anointing of Christ by theHoly Spirit with power andgifts. (5.) Collated eminently-on -leim at his baptism. John. iii. 34. ,explained and vindicated. (6.) Miraculous works wrought in Cisrist by the Holy Ghost. (7.) Christguid- .ed, conducted, and supported. by the Spirit in his whole work. Mark. i. 11. opened.(8.) How the Lord -Christ offeredhimselfunto God through the eternal Spirit.(9.) His sanctification thereunto. (10.) Graces acting enzinerztly therein. Love, zeal, submission, faith and truth all exercised therein. (11, 12.) The work ofthe Spirit of God towards Christ whilst he was .in the:state of the dead; inks resurrection andglorification. (13.) Theoffice of the Spirit to bear witness unto Christ and its discharge. (14.) -The true way and means of coming unto the knowledge of Christ, with thenecessity thereof. (15) Danger ofmistakes herein. (16.) What it is to love Christ as tee ought. SECONDLY; The human nature of Christ being thus formed in the womb by a creating act ofthe Holy Spirit, was in the instant of its conception sanctified, and filled with,grace according to the measureof its re- ceptivity: being not begotten by natural generation, it derived no taint of original sin or corruption from A- dam, that being the only way and means of its props- nation: and being not in the loins of Adam morally before'the fall, the promise ofhis incarnation beingnot given until afterwards, the sin of Adorn could on no account be imputed unto him. All sin was charged on him as our mediator, and surety of the covenant; but on his own account he was obnoxious to no 'charge of sin original or actual. His nature, therefore, as mira- culously created in the manner described, was abso- lutely innocent, spotless and free from sin, as was Adorn
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