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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

in the prayers of the Saints XIV 3. As Prophet he is a Prophet as Man or in his humane nature typified by Moses who was the Prophet of the legal administration under circumcision 2. In his divine nature typified by a John the Baptist id est Elias who was the Prophet of the Evangelical under Baptism In which respect John is said to be the greatest Prophet and both were present at Christs transfiguration on the Mount XV. The two natures of Christ are farther declared by divers similes in Scripture as followeth a He is called the Son of Adam as Man Before the World was as God b He is called the Son of Abraham as Man Before Abraham was as God c He is called the Son of David as Man and Davids Lord as God d He is called a Branch of the Root of Jesse as Man the Root or Vine of Regeneration as God e He is called the Son of Man the Son of God and Emmanuel f He is said to be a Lambe slain as Man the Lion of the Tribe of Judah as God g Expressed by the Vail which is his flesh i. e. humanity within the Vail i. e. his divinity h The Rock parted in which Moses was put i. e. Humanity and Divinity i Exprest by two Witnesses on Earth Water and Blood coming forth of his side the Water-Divinity the Blood his Humanity k In all things made like unto us sin onely excepted signifying humanity Glorified with the Father before the world was divinity l Expressed by two Mountains one of cursing the other of blessing on each of which were six stones for the twelve Tribes of Israel m He is said to be the fulfiller of the Law id est of works humanity The Law-giver id est the Law of Grace divinity XVI It is farther manifest in divers other Scripture viz. a By the parting of the Mount of Olives where the people shall be saved in the later day b By the sacrifices and scape-Goat By the sin-Offering and meat-Offering c By the banks of a River the streams whereof make glad the City of God d By the two Olive-trees on each side of the banks of the River for food and medicine e By the two Olive-Trees emptying Oyl into the Lamps f By the Wells of Consolation g By a yoke of two Dispensations Humiliation and Exaltation h By a Corner-stone supporting two walls God 's chosen people under the Law and the Gospel i By a Way and Jacobs Ladder conveying God's love to man and raising man's heart to God k By the Office of the Mediatorship a propitiatory Sacrifice and an Advocate with the Father And is abundantly illustrated with many of the like kinde as the l chewing of the cud and cleaving of the hoof of the clean beast c. XVII From the cloud of Witnesses afore recited necessarily followeth a That Christ perfected actual Righteousness only in the power of the Divine Nature b which is savingly effectual to those above who are made one with that Nature through Regeneration c and not otherwise Furthermore it is to be known that by all those Scriptures which say the Father gave his Son for or unto the world is meant most especially d as he was man and so to suffer And those Scriptures which say e God gave a people in a peculiar way to Christ it is f by their being united unto and made partakers of the divine nature by Regeneration through faith And thus they are his g seed and members really and called his h branches metaphorically and in him they are eternally happy who is their head glory i strength and song XVIII a In some respects the death of Christ may be said to be the free act of his own will I lay down my life c. and so is part of his actual righteousness before spoken of and effected onely by the power of the divine nature effectual b to none but his sheep and is no c part of his suffering as man for so d he saith Father I will that this cup pass from me c. By this the Objection of laying c. for his sheep onely is prevented XIX Man is not made eternally happie by the passion of Christ that being the act of his a humane nature but b thereby he hath a forbearance from the curse which was In the day thou eatest c. c Hath also a resurrection and d eternal subsistence And indeed the redemption from that curse on man for Adam's sin Christ being made a curse in his suffering But the happiness of that eternal state is made ours e by the union of the soul to the divine nature by the new birth through faith in the love of God first manifested in Christ's sufferings XX. So that it appears that God's declaring Christ to be his Son a in whom he is well pleased was as Christ was the bearer of the curse as man and fulfiller of b perfect righteousness as God as hath been said c and is therefore well pleased with those alone who are so partakers of both natures that whole Christ is imputed theirs Whence 't is also evident that unregenerate man living and dying so hath no union with the divine nature nor is imputatively righteous but the wrath of God abideth on him bearing his own actual iniquity XXI a As creation attributed to the Father is distinct from b redemption peculiar to the Son and that of redemption distinct from the work of c inspiration application and regeneration proper to the holy Spirit so is it distinctly apprehended that d man having lost the beauty of creation and so without power of recovery e hath the benefit of redemption and f abuseth what g strength light and oportunity he hath h given to improve the same i captivateth himself through actual pollution k But onely those whom God hath predestinated to be conformable to the image of Christ are made so to be by the power of the spirit of regeneration and by its operation are united to divine love l the manifestation of which themselves also abused XXII Though Christ came in the flesh onely a in the fulness of time and that after his ascension b the Spirit was eminently poured forth for the manifestation and confirmation of the truth yet in all precedent c ages salvation came by that one sacrifice which is Christ applied by the Spirit of God through faith Whence 't is manifest that d where the Spirit regenerateth not or e where the sin against that holy Spirit is there never was nor is any other way for salvation of man since Adam's fall but that of the declaration of God's love which all do abuse XXIII Though often in the Scripture Christ be said to suffer for all as hath been proved yet a the regenerating spirit of God is nowhere promised to all but compared to the b wind blowing where it listeth Whence it follows c that the spirit of man having captivated it self d doth not by the

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