-theEpi/letothe.gdatianr. Chap.4.1 a8; \ appurtenances thereof, except&ne. The thirdqueflion is, Howwas he made flcfh ? e.inf. The , fiefh or manhoodofChrili, was firft framed, then fanfhified, and then vntted to the godhead of the (brine. And thuswas he 5 made man. Remetnber here that the formingof the flefh of , Chrift, the fanf}ifyingofit, andtheperfonall Vnion, are all to- getherfor time: and it diflinguifh themin thisfort, oncly for doC rines fake. In the framing of the manhood , Iconfider the matter, and :r o the manner. Thematter was the fubflance of theVirgin , fig- ' nified in there words,Madeofa woman.By this Chrift is diflin- guifhed from all men intheworld: from Adam,bccaufehe was . neither of man nor woman,'but of reddeclay.From Eue,be- caufe Chet was.madeofman, andnot of woman. From all that 5 :come of Adapt and Eue , for they areboth of man and wo- man whereas C:hrifl is ofwoman, and not ofman. Againe, -Caul acldes.thefe words, [made of,' worraan] tonote the_accom- plifhment of thepromifc, thefetideofthe rromanAall 6rs ifc the fcrpents he4d.Gen.3.1 S. io Themanner offramingis expreffed,when Patilfaith, made, not begottenofa woman. The manhood thereof Chrift , was framed without naturall generation, lay an extraordinatie worke of the holy Cbolt. Here a doubt is anfwered. Some man may fay,if he were made ofawoman,he comes ofAdam, $5 and confequentlyhe is a firmer. Anf. The order fet Towne by Godwith Adam in the creation is, that whatfoeuer he loofeth, all his pofleritie (hall look that comes of him by generation. Vpon this order, all that are begotten of Adam , with the na- ture ofman , receive the finne andcorruption of nature. And 'o forfhouldChrifl haue done, ifhe haddckended of Adam by generation. But confidering his flefh was made of the Cub ftanceof a woman, and not begottenofany man: therefore he takes the nature ofinn,andnot,t.he.corruption ofnature. The fanf3ifyingofthe manhoodofChrift,isa worke ofdi- 3.5 nine power, wherebyat the timeof the framing thereof, it was filled with the gifts of the holy Ghoft abouc meafure , that he might in both natures he a perfeff Saviour. Here obrerue,that Chrift by the ationsofhis life, did not merit for himfeife glo- rie,and eternal! happincs : becaufc he.was moft.worthieof all glorieand honour atthevery firfi mornent of hisconception. Nn 2 Agame,
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