The Mystery of godliness, consider'd in lxisermons : wherein the deity of Christ is prov'd upon no other evidence than the Word of God, and with no other view than for the salvation of men . SERMON L. 5. pp^^SSl ^ y^^ ^^^^^ heard at large thatthes E R of Chrifl: [efus is what be- f-longs to him as God, and is men-^-^^^^^^tiond with a fulnefs of languagepeculiar to the Divine Natures fowhen we confider Jiis being received into that, wemuft take the word in a very different fenfe fromwhat it bore under the other two particulars. Re-ceiving the human nature into glory was givmg icwha


The Mystery of godliness, consider'd in lxisermons : wherein the deity of Christ is prov'd upon no other evidence than the Word of God, and with no other view than for the salvation of men . SERMON L. 5. pp^^SSl ^ y^^ ^^^^^ heard at large thatthes E R of Chrifl: [efus is what be- f-longs to him as God, and is men-^-^^^^^^tiond with a fulnefs of languagepeculiar to the Divine Natures fowhen we confider Jiis being received into that, wemuft take the word in a very different fenfe fromwhat it bore under the other two particulars. Re-ceiving the human nature into glory was givmg icwhat it never had, and carrying it where-it neverwas. But to fay that a God is thus receivd intoglory, is to blafpheme his nature, and confoundour owny and darken counfel by words withoutknowledge. Theres


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