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B08178 The treasure of true loue or A liuely description of the loue of Christ vnto his spouse, whom in loue he hath clensed in his blood from sinne, and made a royall priesthood vnto his Father. / By Thomas Tuke, preacher of the word.. Tuke, Thomas, d. 1657. 1608 (1608) STC 24315.5; ESTC S95600 111,562 288

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shall_v be_v i●hovah_n our_o righteousness_n joh_n say_v in_o the_o 6._o jer._n 23._o 6._o beginning_n be_v the_o word_n &_o the_o word_n be_v god_n by_o the_o word_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v 1._o joh._n 1._o 1._o christ_n who_o be_v the_o substantial_a word_n of_o his_o father_n so_o call_v because_o he_o be_v the_o interpreter_n &_o image_n of_o his_o father_n even_o as_o our_o 3._o rom._n 9_o 3._o speec●_n be_v the_o interpreter_n and_o image_n of_o the_o mind_n in_o like_a manner_n paul_n call_v 13._o tit._n 2._o 13._o christ_n god_n over_o all_o and_o the_o great_a god_n and_o thomas_n speak_v unto_o christ_n 28._o joh._n 20._o 28._o say_v my_o lord_n and_o my_o god_n second_o it_o be_v also_o manifest_a by_o reason_n ground_v upon_o the_o word_n that_o christ_n be_v true_a god_n and_o not_o man_n only_o i_o will_v propound_v two_o first_o he_o be_v true_a god_n to_o who_o the_o proper_a work_n of_o god_n be_v ●ightly_o attribute_v but_o those_o work_v ●re_n ascribe_v right_o unto_o christ_n which_o none_o can_v do_v but_o god_n as_o to_o ●reate_v redeem_v quicken_v judge_v to_o ●earch_v the_o heart_n &_o to_o put_v away_o iniquity_n all_o which_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n attribute_v to_o christ_n therefore_o he_o must_v needs_o be_v god_n second_o di●●●e_a worship_n be_v perform_v and_o ought_v to_o be_v give_v 12_o ps_n 72._o 11._o rom._n 15._o 12_o unto_o christ_n therefore_o ●e_n be_v 〈◊〉_d god_n and_o not_o me●e_v man_n david_n 〈◊〉_d bless_a 〈…〉_o y_fw-es th●_n the_o 〈…〉_o in_o 〈◊〉_d christ_n 1._o ps_n 2._o 1●_n joh._n 14._o 1._o himself_o say_v ●e_v bel●●ue_a g●●_n 〈…〉_o leeve_o in_o i_o al●o_o and_o saint_n s_o 〈…〉_o n_z pray_n say_v lord_n jesus_n rece●●e_v my_o spirit_n by_o which_o it_o 59_o act._n 7._o 59_o appear_v that_o d●●●ne_a honour_n belong_v to_o he_o and_o consequent_o that_o he_o be_v more_o than_o a_o 〈◊〉_d and_o it_o be_v requisite_a that_o christ_n shall_v be_v not_o only_a man_n but_o god_n first_o that_o he_o may_v remove_v 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and_o similitude_n to_o they_o both_o for_o in_o reason_n he_o be_v most_o meet_a to_o reconcile_v god_n to_o man_n and_o to_o bring_v man_n to_o god_n who_o be_v himself_o both_o god_n and_o man_n now_o although_o the_o truth_n do_v both_o obliqne_n veritas_fw-la est_fw-la index_n svi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d obliqne_n declare_v itself_o and_o show_v the_o contrary_a yet_o because_o it_o have_v be_v so_o much_o oppose_v even_o in_o this_o article_n of_o our_o say_v and_o for_o that_o the_o weakness_n of_o many_o be_v very_o great_a and_o this_o point_n not_o void_a of_o all_o obscurity_n i_o will_v brief_o ●ake_v away_o those_o cavils_n that_o be_v make_v against_o it_o ●ha●_n so_o our_o ●ayth_n may_v be_v further_o strengthen_v when_o the_o knotty_a doubt_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v and_o the_o block_n remove_v it_o may_v be_v thus_o object_v against_o the_o godhead_n of_o christ_n first_o that_o which_o have_v a_o beginning_n be_v not_o god_n for_o god_n be_v alpha_n and_o ●mega_fw-la as_o well_o eternal_a as_o omnipotent_a but_o christ_n have_v a_o beginning_n therefore_o christ_n be_v not_o god_n ans_fw-fr there_o be_v a_o threefold_a beginning_n of_o nature_n time_n and_o order_n now_o that_o which_o have_v a_o beginning_n of_o nature_n substance_n and_o time_n be_v not_o god_n in_o that_o respect_n but_o if_o we_o consider_v christ_n as_o he_o be_v the_o word_n or_o wisdom_n of_o the_o father_n lay_v aside_o his_o humane_a nature_n he_o have_v no_o beginning_n of_o essence_n or_o time_n have_v one_o divine_a nature_n with_o the_o father_n exist_v from_o all_o eternity_n but_o only_o a_o begin_n in_o regard_n of_o order_n or_o the_o manner_n of_o subsi_v this_o he_o testify_v of_o himself_o where_o he_o say_v i_o be_v ●et_o up_o 25_o pro._n 8._o 23._o 24._o 25_o from_o everlasting_a from_o the_o beginning_n and_o before_o the_o ●arth_n when_o there_o be_v no_o d●p●●●_n be_v i_o beget_v before_o the_o mountain_n be_v settle_v and_o before_o the_o ●●ls_n be_v i_o beget_v second_o god_n be_v of_o himself_o christ_n be_v not_o of_o himself_o therefore_o christ_n be_v not_o god_n ans_fw-fr christ_n be_v god_n of_o himself_o though_o he_o be_v not_o the_o son_n of_o himself_o ●erson_n beget_v &_o be_v beget_v but_o the_o essence_n neither_o beget_v no●_n be_v beget_v but_o be_v communicate_v ob._n 3._o three_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n can_v be_v say_v to_o have_v a_o beginning_n and_o not_o a_o beginning_n but_o if_o christ_n be_v not_o only_a man_n but_o god_n he_o shall_v both_o have_v a_o beginning_n and_o no_o beginning_n ans_fw-fr one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n can_v both_o have_v a_o beginning_n and_o yet_o be_v without_o a_o beginning_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o respect_n but_o this_o may_v be_v if_o the_o respect_n be_v diverse_a a_o man_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v mortal_a and_o immortal_a mortal_a in_o respect_n of_o his_o body_n immortal_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o soul_n dead_a because_o he_o be_v dissolve_v and_o alive_a because_o his_o same_o do_v last_o or_o because_o his_o soul_n do_v live_v so_o christ_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v without_o beginning_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o godhead_n and_o to_o have_v a_o beginning_n in_o regard_n of_o his_o m●n_z head_n thus_o also_o he_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v before_o and_o after_o 〈…〉_o and_o to_o be_v without_o father_n and_o mother_n without_o father_n as_o man_n without_o mother_n as_o god_n ob._n 4._o four_o the_o mediator_n proposition_n proposition_n betwixt_o god_n and_o man_n be_v not_o god_n but_o christ_n be_v mediator_n betwixt_o god_n and_o man_n therefore_o christ_n be_v not_o god_n ans_fw-fr the_o proposition_n be_v apparent_o false_a for_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n it_o may_v be_v prove_v that_o he_o be_v not_o a_o man_n but_o the_o proposition_n may_v be_v thus_o confirm_v god_n can_v be_v less_o than_o himself_o or_o in●eriour_a to_o himself_o but_o the_o assumption_n assumption_n mediator_n with_o god_n be_v inferior_a unto_o god_n therefore_o he_o be_v not_o god_n ans_fw-fr the_o assumption_n be_v true_a only_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o mediatorship_n in_o regard_n whereof_o christ_n be_v minor_fw-la patre_fw-la inferior_a unto_o god_n and_o nothing_o as_o concern_v his_o divinity_n for_o the_o inequality_n of_o office_n do_v not_o prove_v any_o inferioritie_n or_o inequality_n of_o nature_n ob._n 5._o five_o no_o man_n be_v god_n but_o christ_n be_v a_o man_n therefore_o christ_n be_v not_o god_n ans_fw-fr no_o m●●e_a man_n or_o no_o man_n as_o man_n be_v god_n now_o christ_n be_v not_o mere_o a_o man_n but_o ma●●_n god_n or_o god-man_n neither_o do_v we_o say_v that_o the_o 〈…〉_o hood_n of_o christ_n be_v god_n but_o that_o christ_n o●_n the_o man_n christ_n be_v god_n ob._n 6._o six_o paul_n make_v a_o ●lat_a distinction_n betwixt_o god_n 〈◊〉_d christ_n wh●●_n 21._o 1._o tim._n 5._o 21._o 〈◊〉_d ●ait●_n 〈◊〉_d charge_v thou_o 〈…〉_o re_fw-mi god_n &_o the_o lord_n je●us_n christ_n therefore_o c●r_o 〈…〉_o not_o god_n a●s_n by_o god_n the_o apostle_n understand_v the_o father_n as_o in_o 〈◊〉_d cor._n 1●_n 1●_n for_o the_o word_n god_n be_v use_v sometime_o essential_o and_o sometime_o also_o personal_o and_o so_o it_o be_v take_v in_o that_o place_n sec●ndly_o if_o this_o reas●n_n be_v good_a the●_n the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v not_o be_v 5._o rom._n 9_o 5._o god_n three_o paul_n elsewhere_o affirm_v that_o christ_n be_v god_n but_o paul_n be_v direct_v by_o the_o special_a and_o immediate_a assistance_n of_o the_o spirit_n can_v not_o possible_o contradict_v himself_o ob._n 7._o seventh_o i●_n christ_n be_v god_n 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v m●●_n god_n the●●●ne_n for_o christ_n be_v not_o the_o same_o with_o the_o ●●ther_n a●s_n christ_n 〈◊〉_d di●_n