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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79841	Emmanuel manifested: or, The two natures of Christ clearly distinguished, in their acts and effects. Wherein is briefly discovered, the means and manner of man's restoration; and, the reasons of the various dispensations of God; before Christ & since. With, a description of the difference betwixt the doctrines and discipline of Christ, and that of Antichrist. / By A.C. a lover of the true manifestation of Jesus.	Clappe, Ambrose.	1655 (1655)	Wing C4411A; Thomason E1492_3; ESTC R208519	29,118	99

power of its own will accept the offer of grace nor is united to the divine nature and cease to abuse the goodness of God without that farther work of the Spirit XXIV a Though perfection of grace be not attainable in this life yet none who are really become Christs by regeneration b shall ever be otherwise to their final destruction Perfect union is so c compleat a good that the soul is clothed with Christs righteousness to eternity d This is no way to excuse or cause presumption in any XXV a Desperation is of the tempter for the death of Christ and his love therein manifested in being made a curse for man extends to all and though abused yet may be applied whensoever God shall please to open the hearts and eyes which no b way excuseth procrastination of repentance whilst it is yet to day harden not your hearts c Knowing therefore the terrors of the Lord we beseech you to be reconciled to God and to press toward the work of perfection in Christ XXVI Neither the a old Testament nor the b New doth declare eternal misery to appertaine to those who live not to think speak or do any thing contrary to the will of God such it seemeth are those that dye in infancy to be accounted XXVII a The heathen living without the written law and Gospel of God do in some sort sin against both Against the law written in their hearts b and against the Gospel written on the whole creation manifested by Gods patience and forbearance in the protraction of their outward being and continuance of the good things they enjoy being the effects of Christs death c against which love they transgress by not answering in their actions the conviction of their consciences XXVIII a Christ shall be the resurrection of all b and the Judge of all according to what they have done in the flesh calling those that are his c members to himself in just Judgement clearing the ●●ne value of his righteousness imputed to them d Of the unregenerate their condemning Judge because he was humbled to the death for them in their nature thereby evidencing the Love of God and they not so affected therewith as to be united thereunto and live therein XXIX From the foregoing discourse the two natures of Christ are cleared by Gods twofold choice of a people under two Testaments distinct in a form of administration and order of time in two succeeding ages in force onely after the death of the respective testators b The first cal'd the administration of condemnation c the other the administration of righteousness that is to convince of both And is further distinguish'd by two buildings or houses of God d the first the material Temple of the Jews e the other the spiritual which is the believers f in whom Christ dwelleth by the his spirit XXX a The old testament and the new discover two Jerusalems or cities of God b First the temporal that being the city of the Church of Israel chosen by Generation viz. c the seed of Abraham after the flesh in d the promised Land of Canaan e Ruled sometime by judges other times by Kings as the people round about them And as their nation and Government were outward such was their Jerusalem such their peace riches and Glory such also was their warfare weapons and armies 1. a As a Church they were typical and to pass away b and so their temple was holy as well the stones and materials of which it was built as c the altar instruments o sacrifice flesh bread vestures c. Such was the d Priesthood and tribe of Levi having no inheritance as had the other tribes 2. a As whole Israel was the chosen of God the holy nation so were they b circumcised the eighth day c offered for in sacrifice purified d with outward washings e must keep pure their bodies from touching any dead carcase f their cloathes g also their houses yea the very face h of their Land from the filthiness of their own dung And as members of that temporal church i must all keep Sabbaths to rest together in which their very k beasts had rest Their l Land also rested every seventh year and so cal'd Gods rest or the land of rest m They did worship at one place at one time every year n And because they were brethren they might not in civil things deny free use to each other being commanded to lend And lend money without taking a garment to pawne and having lent might take no o usury Having bought a servant or land must in the year p of Jubilee set free and restore it The Judges kings Priests and Prophets were q impowered to punish transgressors against that law of God in that land r And the people were a holy nation Gods chosen and a s worldly sanctuary All for these peculiar ends viz. 1. To shew Christ to come of that nation and that Christ and his doctrine should be manifested in that nation 2. To publish the righteous law of God thereby to convince man of sin in the breach thereof 3. To declare that Christ was to do what was required of man and to suffer in that nature what Justice required for sin 4. a That Christ might be clearly typified as King Priest Prophet in the hearts of his people And also as King of the Kings of the world for mans outward peace and mutual good inasmuch as he was of the humane nature Most especially in the fifth kingdome signified by the stone cut out without hands spoken of in Dan. 2. XXXI a The second Jerusalem is wholy spiritual the b regenerate Church of Christ and his seed after the spirit to c whom are promised all spiritual blessings and d outward things as their heavenly Father sees best e They are ruled also by Christ their King Priest and Prophet And as their new birth and f obedience is spiritual such is their g Jerusalem such their h peace i Riches and glory preserved k by weapons of the same kind which no l carnal weapons can either preserve or destroy and m guided by that wisdome which is from above which worldly wisdome n cannot resist 1. This Gospel-Church is the antitype of that of the a Jewes and cannot be shaken but remaineth the new and living Temple b having Christ for its foundation his members being built upon him do make up a holy habitation of God Which shall have the perfection of grace and peace in Gods time Christ being their altar sacrifice food and covering the eternal Priest after c the order of Melchizedeck the members of this Church being a d nation of Priests have all an e inheritance in the riches of Christ f who is their Land of rest 2. a The true Israelites are so onely by faith manifested members by profession and Baptisme may have no communion with b dead workes their body being the Temple of the c holy spirit must be kept pure and also their d cloathes

of profession nor may they e defile the form and ordinances of Christ our Land of Canaan by the corrupt invention of men f The spiritual church hath a permanent rest in with Christ which is their peculiar Sabbath typified by the Jews Sabbaths g Not confin'd in their worship to any outward place or country or time of the year g And being brethren in the spirit of the i annoynted k are freely to communicate their spiritual Talents which is their Church-treasure without private ends of worldly advantages And every l member as need requires as God enables is m freely to communicate outward things and if they lend to each-other they ought not to make a gain thereby n For the Jewes might not take usury of their brethren so that if any nation were a Church usury must there necessarily cease XXXII By all which it is evident that the first Testament given unto the Jews was the a manifestation of what Christ was to do and to suffer in the humane nature Which in all respects is b distinct from the latter declaring c what those are and ought to be in whom by faith is wrought the divine nature and so are righteous in Christ For amongst other ends of the Gospel-church are these that follow First to shew that the members of this Church are made so by regeneration onely Secondly that Christ hath fulfilled all righteousness in the power of the divine nature which is imputed to them alone who are united to it by believing the love of God manifested in Christs sufferings 3. a To put a cleare distinction between the Government of Christ in his Church in matters of his worship b which is not of this world c and his Dominion over men in civill and outward interest managed by outward and Humane power for d the impartial good of all men preserving to each his proper right e And so in obedience thereunto is given unto Caesar the things that are Caesars and unto God the things that are Gods XXXIII a As the mystery of the Gospel is the b right dividing of the word of truth c clearly distinguishing the two natures of Christ signified by the water and blood d understood the two witnesses e which in the latter daies shall destroy Antichrist So the f mystery of iniquity confoundeth and thereby denieth the effectual truth of both natures and is therefore Antichrist XXXIV a The not distinguishing but confounding of these two natures b appears to be Antichristian two ways First in principles or doctrins of faith Secondly in discipline id est in doctrine and manners First in Principles Fundamentals or Doctrine of Faith so 1. It placeth all for whom Christ died in eternal happiness denying Christs righteousness to be the alone compleat and perfect happiness of those who by faith are united to the divine nature Contrary to the Scripture 2. It denies the truth of Gods love in sending Christ to dy for those who live and dy in the abuse of it Contrary to the Scripture 3. It denies the Justice of God in condemning those for the abuse of his love who never had it saith any love or mercy wrought for them in Christs death contrary to the Scripture 4. By denying Christs death to extend to all is laid a Foundation for desperation and Christ a denied to be the real object of every sinner to looke at for mercy Causing some to conclude that they see b no ground to believe Christ died for them because he died not for some and themselves they Judge worse then others c And that if they could believe the believing would not make that to be which is not d and therefore is a deceit of the Devil who seekes whom he may devour as further appeareth by the Scripture 5. It induceth the more judicious who observe a the harmonicus consent of Scripture that Christ died for all compared with the said b erronious principle that all for whom Christ died should be eternally saved It seduceth them I say to Bless themselves in their evil practices saying they shall have peace c. Contrary to the Scripture 6. The denying that Christ died for all doth infer that he did a not beare the nature of all and that those whose nature he bare not shall b have no resurrection by him though in words it be acknowledged 7. It denies the sin of some men to be against the love of God in giving Christ to dy for them b and that Christ shal be their Judge to condemn them for not believing it contrary to the Scriptures XXXV The precedent discourse cleareth that the Doctrine of Antichrist a having confounded the two natures of the Mediatour b brings in the question Did Christ dy for me in the Roome of faith to keep the heart at a distance c from being reconciled to God in Christ Which is the designe of the devil who was a murtherer from the beginning Contrarywise d the right understanding of the real love of God in Christs death for every man begetteth a principle of love engaging the heart to the perfect e law of Liberty or the constraining power of love Which is the first mover and ultimate end of their drawing neere unto God and of their actions amongst men f when the soule is so affected therewith as to be knit and united thereunto g without which all is vaine XXXVI The confounding the two natures appears antichristian in discipline two ways which spring from one root confounding both the signes and interest of Gods choice under the Gospel-Testament with that of the law viz. 1. First it confoundeth the a signe Baptisme by administring it to children the seed by generation with circumcision the signe of Gods choice of Abraham and his seed after the flesh b which denieth the fleshly choice to be ended and so Christ the fulness of it to be come making void the signe of Gods choice by regeneration which is c to be administred onely on the profession of faith to the d seed after the spirit 2. It mixeth the interest of the Church so call'd chosen by generation with that of the world i. e. worldly power a by multitudes of corrupt members also worldly riches and worldly pomp and glory which was the extreamity and utmost of the interest of the Jewish Church under the first Testament b Contrarywise the new Testament and kingdome of Christ therein manifested is not of this world but keepeth the execution of her lawes conformity of her members and all her other priviledges distinct from that of the world XXXVII The effects or production of the two former are many and wonderful a mystery of iniquity deceivableness of unrighteousness called mystery Babylon The growth of which more particularly appeareth to be a chaos or confusion by what summarily followeth 1. First a a carnal Church armed with worldly b power introduceth a necessity of persecution c It layeth the foundation with blood and is not preserved without blood and d