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A68146 A theologicall discourse of the Lamb of God and his enemies contayning a briefe commentarie of Christian faith and felicitie, together with a detection of old and new barbarisme, now commonly called Martinisme. Newly published, both to declare the vnfayned resolution of the wryter in these present controuersies, and to exercise the faithfull subiect in godly reuerence and duetiful obedience. Harvey, Richard, 1560-1623? 1590 (1590) STC 12915; ESTC S117347 120,782 204

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the manhoode into God for so his diuinitie is ioyned to his humanitie by an vnspekable coniunction that both of them keepe and retaine their owne natures yet in such maner that of two natures is made but one Christ not two Christes one a God-christ the other a man-christ as Nestorius thought neither is his manhode extinguished by his Godhead as Eutychetes dreamed but both Godhead and manhode make one Iesus Lastly if Christ take away sinne herein we confesse his diuinity seeing none but God can forgiue sinne that we may know that the lambe of God is God the Baptist preacheth in the desert that he taketh away sin and burieth it Wherfore if Christ were Man and God then neither was his soule without reason and sense as Apollinaris iudged without all iudgement neither was his body without a spirite as Eunomius defended most strangly and erroneously what may the Iewes then thinke that haue such a one in the mids of them how much may they account thēselues worthier then other and superiour to all their neighbours that haue such a one onely in their company Be not high minded ô ye Iewes saith the Baptist but feare and stand in awe of him for he not onely taketh away your sinne but the originall sin of Adam your forefather the roote and body of sinne the life and essence of sin the beginning and maintenance of sinne not this kind of sinne and that branch of sinne and the sinne of this and that nation but sinne it selfe sinne in generall all sinne with all appurtinances with all differences with all properties with all qualities with all fruites and effects whatsoeuer the sinne of the world he is not onely among you but with all men that are gathered together in his name not vbiquitarily but diuinely not corporally but spiritually yea and as effectually with them as in the land of Iury in those daies The world was cursed by meanes of the first Adam so it was blessed by the second Adam 1. Cor. c. 15. v. 22 45. his disobedience was amended with Christs obedience his arrogancie corrected by the simplicitie of Iesus his lust subdued by Christs loue and Christ Gods lambe destroyeth the original and cause of sinne to destroy the effect euen sin itselfe for if the bloud of buls and goates the ashes of an heyfer Leuit. c. 16. v. 14. sprinkling them that are vncleane sanctifieth as touching the purifying of the flesh how much more shall the bloud of Christ which through the eternal spirit offered himselfe without spot to God purge our cōscience from dead works to serue the liuing God Hebr. c. 9. v. 13 14. Yet let vs beware that wee tempt not the Holy-ghost let vs take heed of presumpteous sinnes least they get dominion ouer vs let vs not say within our selues goe to and cease not to sin because our sinne shall not be laid vpon vs for he that sinneth willingly and offendeth with his conscience wittingly shall neither be forgiuen in this world saith Christ nor in the world to come Math. c. 12. v. 31 32. make rather your light to giue light to other men and striue to enter in the narrow way that leadeth to heauen watch with carefulnesse and pray with zeale that you be not taken vnawares your best good and good worke in it selfe is altogether vnprofitable and then the worst must needs be abominable glorifie the immortall God in your mortall bodies make not the house of God a house for sinne to riot in serue God daily for his blessings and praise him which gaue you all that you haue for his goodnesse endureth for euer he sent his prophets to teach you his statutes for his goodnes endureth for euer euen Iohn-baptist his chosen seruāt for his goodnes endureth for euer to tell vs the glad tidings of his gospel for his mercy is euerlasting to shew vs the lamb of God for his mercy is euerlasting which taketh away the sin of the world yesterday to day and for euer for his goodnes mercy endure for euer and euer Now consider I pray you now I beseech you cōsider and let vs alwaies consider the summe and effecte of this most gracious and sweete text We were al euen euery mothers sonne of vs euen euery sonne daughter of olde Adam miserably plunged most miserablie plunged and drowned in the horrible gulfe and most woful vggly pitte of sinne which hath also plunged vs most miserably plunged and drowned vs in the horrible gulfe and most wofull vggly pitte of hell and so made vs most miserable and damnable creatures euen in the state of very desperate helhoundes and rakehels to be euerlastingly afflicted and tormented in that vnquenchable endlesse fire where is continuall weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth world without end Behold the lambe of God lo the blessed lamb of God marke marke see see now I beseech you see this most happie and heauenly lambe of God that taketh away this sinne that redeemeth vs out of this pirte that clenseth our filthie and abhominable corruption that sanctifieth vs for a more holy place that storeth vp euerlasting ioyes and vnspekeable beatitudes for vs that bestoweth all felicitie and euen heauen it selfe vpon vs where himselfe is the lambe of God the sonne of God God himselfe our only glorious and omnipotent god our only sauiour and redeemer our only finall ioy and comfort and felicitie for euer and euer our onely most sacred most blessed most triumphant lambe of God that taketh away the sinne of the worlde and blesseth the world world without end who is therefore blessed and glorified worlde without end So ye now see the right cause of the right effect the right tree of the right fruite the right sunne of the right light the right sauiour and redeemer and Lord master of his right people the right lambe of God that rightly and righteouslie taketh away the sinne of the world the sinne of the wicked and sinfull world Behold then the right lambe of God the right lamb of perfect diuinitie the right lamb of true Christianity the right lambe of pure and sincere religion of pure sincere faith of pure and sincere hope and charitie the right lambe of innocencie of integritie of vprightnes of very goodnes and godlines of perfect and absolute vertue the right lambe of true pietie and deuotion toward God of true charitie and honestie towarde men of true loue towards God and man the onely lamb of the only sacred and blessed gospel to conclude the right lamb of all our cōfort in this world of al our happines felicitie in the world to come of all our sanctification saluation and blessednes both now euer Behold the very right only lambe of God the very right only lambe of heauen that leadeth vs the verie right only way to God and heauen then what neede or what vse nay what abuse of other counterfaited and disguysed lambs of other superstitious and idolatrous lambs