S2 What meant hereby Aeth. What infirmi- ties Chrift tooke. God manifef1ed in theflefh. ByHeft,! ere is meant humane nature; the pro. pertie of humane nature, both body and foule. And byfleftalfo, is ufuallyunderftood the in- firmities and weakenef aofman, the miferable condition of man. So, Godmanifefl in theflefb, that is, inour nature, and the propertiesof it, he put that on; and not onely fò, but mur infirmi- ties.andvreakenefT, our miferies;and which is more, he woke our flefh, when it was tainted with Treafon; ourbate nature,after it was fallen; which was awondrous fruit of Love. As ifone fhouldweare a mans Colours, or Liverie, after he is proclaymed Traytor, it is a great grace to fuch a man: For Chrift to weare our garmenr, when we were proclaimed Traytors, after wee were fallen, it was a wondrous dignation. And he tooke not onely our nature,but our flefh ; he was Godmanifeßinthef tfh, that is, in the infir- mities ofour nature ; he tooke our whole na- ture, a hu:tane body, and humane foule : And he woke our nature upon him , when it was at the wo.rft ; not in innocencie , but withall the infirm ities,that are naturali infirmities,notper- fonall. Therefore he came tobe fo,that he might be pittifull, You will fay, Howcan hebe pirtifull ?There aremany infirmities that he woke notuponhim, he tooke not upon him all infirmities. J anfivere , by proportion to thofe that bee Cooke, he knewhow to be pittifull to thofe hee tooke not. He is infinitely wife, he knowes how to make the proportion ; it is often let downe
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