S o God manfefled in theflefJa. ,God mattifeá in th= flefh. affections; evidence brings quicknefle; 'fuper- naturali light, and fupernaturall life, theygoe together. Let us labour therefore that ourap, prehenfion of thefe great Myfteries maybe fu- pernaturali,and fpirituall;and thenas the judge- ment apprehends them without controverfie to be true, tbeafFeionswill be prefenr, to clofewith them. Somuch for the Preface, without contro- verfae, great is the Myfter{e of Godlineße. 'Now weecome to the particulars of this great My- fterie, Godmanifefted in theflefb. This,and theother brandies that follow;they are all fpoken.of, Chrift. Indeed, , the Myfterie ofGodlineie`is.norhingbut Chr fi,and that,which Chriff did; Chrift was nmanifefled in theflefh,iufti, fled in the spirit,feeneofAngels, preached to the Gen- t'ileir;,, beleçz;edon irtheyyotrld, rgceivedup in Glorie, Sc? that from the general! we may ob:ferve this, that Chri1T , the Cht i.Ft is thefcopeof the scripture. fcope dthe Scriptures. Chriftis thePearleofthat'Rinr, Chrift is the maine, the Center wherein all choie Lines end : takeaway Chrifl,what semaines ? 'Therefore in the whole Scriptures, let us fee that we have an eye toChrift, all is nothing but Chritf. The Myfier ie ofReligion, is, Chrift man,felied in the flefh,juftifted in the spirit,&c. all is but Chriff. WhytheTewes And that is the rea ion the terres underhandnot ,undtrfcod the Scriptures better, becanfe they 'fecke not not the Scrip.. cures. Chrift there. Take away Chrift, takea.vay all out.
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