Chap..I. acCGrding ta St M A T T H a? vv. thefame perfe t perion,which he. had been from eternity, afíumLth neverthett fL a humanenature, whichbefore he had not,tobe born . . within his perk)! Eor ever. This is to much the more wonderfuìl, ber,uie the veil/ ,angels ( which are far greater in glory thenman) are not able to abide the pretence of C ,od, I,'t.6. 2. But this is our ladder of afcei Lion to God, /01.1.3.r a. Faith firlt Jaye s hold upon Chemft as a man ; and thereby ,as by a mcan,makes way to God,and embraceth the Godhead, which is of it fel+ a confuLning tire. And whereas fin is a partitionwall of our own making, denyingus ac- ce fe,God isnowWith us : and in á hrift, We have 6oldne1eeand ac- EpheC:. t!. ceJe with eorfiáenee by thefaith of him. Chrifts humanity ferves as askreen to fave us,frum thofe evtrlafting burntngs ; and as a con- duit, to derive upon us from the Godhead, all Ipirituall bleflings in gphef.r.3. heavenly places. If any Affyrian invade us, we may cry as they Ifa.8.8. coold, ThePerchingont of his Wings dothfid thy Land, O Imma- nreel ; and we (hall have help. Verle 24. Then 7oftph being raifed fromfleep, .lid at the An- gel, &c.] As well allured that it was of God, whom he was ready preit to obey without (cifcitation. `rtfra fectoeì,tamville mihi.guitmpoffe,neceffeeft. Læliva Ce(ari If fomePrinees will not endure that fub;eels fhould lean their laws, afudLucan. but require abfolute obedience : I fGenerals exente not in a foul- dier the negledof their commands, but feve rely punrfheven 1morrarticu pro- to ar fperous drforders:IfJ- it áits exit blinde obedience of their wretch- obire,xon i,npe- ed novices (our Tiuroç norton durit not give up the ghoft till he rrard af.rpe- had obtained leave his-Superiour) (hould not we much more riore,"-ver,râ. obey God Inhis commands, countels,promites, prohibitions,com- De Prid.comra minations,all ? Eudx n. Verfe % g. And Iona/ her not till fhe hadbrought forth.] We thinke hardly of hìrn that taketh to wife the widow and relrft of another, that is left great with chilie, before the haeh laid down her burden; howwitchmore in this cafe? Betides this might be part of the Angels charge whim : that after fhehad brought forth her Son Jesus : fhe continued frill a virgin, piè credinrus but it is neither Articleof our Creed, nor principle of our Religion. But teat the vowed virginity, is both falte and abfurd. For how could fhepromife virginity to God,and marriage to yofepb : lureit is,the blemfh will never be wiped offfrom tome of the Ancients, who, w titablith their own Idol, of Ì knownot what virginity, have written-molt wickedly, and molt basely of marriage, wücla- C both
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