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obedience', and correcting them for their sins ", preserving and supporting them under all their temptations and sufferings, restraining and overcoming all their enemies, and powerfully ordering all things for his own glory, and their good; and also in taking vengeance on the rest, who know not God, and obey not the gospel.

Q. 46. What was the estate of Christ's humiliation?

A. The estate of Christ's humiliation was that low condition, wherein he for our sakes, emptying himself of his glory, took upon him the form of a servant, in his conception and birth, life, death, and after his death, until his resurrection".

Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

I Rev. .xxii. 12. And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. Rev. ii. 10. Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

m Rev. iii. 19. As many as I love I rebuke and chasten; be zealous therefore, and repent.

Isa. Ixiii. 9. In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them; in his love and in his pity he redeemed them, and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.

1 Cor. xv. 25. For he must reign till he hath put all enemies under his feet. Psal, cx. 1. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. Ver. 2. The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion; rule thou in the midst of thine ene

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mies, &c. [See the Psalm throughout.]

Rom. xiv. 10. But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment-seat of Christ. Ver. 11. For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.

9 Rom. viii. 28. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

2 Thess. i. 8. In flaming fire, taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ; Ver. 9. Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power. Psal. ii. 8. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the hea then for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Ver. 9. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron, thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

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Q. 47. How did Christ humble himself in his conception and birth?

4. Christ humbled himself in his conception and birth, in that, being from all eternity the Son of God, in the bosom of the Father, he was pleased in the fulness of time to become the son of man, made of a woman of low estate, and to be born of her; with divers circumstances of more than ordinary abasement '.

Q. 48. How did Christ humble himself in his life?

A. Christ humbled himself in his life, by subjecting himself to the law", which he perfectly fulfilled; and by conflicting with the indignities of the world, temptations

robbery to be equal with God; Ver. 7. But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of servant, and was made in the likeness of men: Ver. 8. And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Luke i. 31. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus. 2 Cor. viii. 9. For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich. Acts ii. 24. Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death; because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

47. t John i. 14. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. Ver. 18. No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. Gal. iv. 4. But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son,

made of a woman, made under the law. Luke ii. 7. And she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him in swaddling-clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inu.

48. Gal iv. 4. But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law.

w Mat. v. 17. Think not that I am come to destroy the law or t prophets I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. Rom. v. 19. For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners; so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

x Psal. xxii. 6. But I am a worm, and no man ; a reproach of men, and despised of the people. Heb. xii. 2. Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith; who, for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. Ver. 3. For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied, and faint in your minds.

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tions of Satan, and infirmities in his flesh, whether common to the nature of man, or particularly accompanying that his low condition".

Q. 49. How did Christ humble himself in his death?

A. Christ humbled himself in his death, in that having been betrayed by Judas', forsaken by his disciples", scorned and rejected by the world, condemned by Pilate, and tormented by his persecutors; having also conflicted with the terrors of death, and the powers of darkness, felt and borne the weight of God's wrath, he laid down his life

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2 Heb. ii. 17. Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren; that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. Ver. 18. For in that he himself hath suffered, being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted. Heb. iv. 15. For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Isa. lii. 13. Behold, my servant shall deal prudently; he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. Ver. 14. As many were astonished at thee; his visage was so marred more than any nian, and his form more than the sons of men.

49. a Mat. xxvii. 4. Saying, I have sinned, in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.

b Mat. xxvi. 56. But all this

was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.

c Isa. liii. 2. For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. Ver. 3. He is despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

d Mat. xxvii. 26. to verse 50. Then released he Barabbas unto them and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified, &c. John xix. 34. But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came thereout blood and water.

e Luke xxii. 44. And being in an agony, he prayed more earnestly; and his sweet was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground. Mat. xxvii. 46. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice say ing, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

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life an offering for sin, enduring the painful, shameful, and cursed death of the cross ".

Q. 50. Wherein consisted Christ's humiliation after his death?

4. Christ's humiliation after his death consisted in his being buried, and continuing in the state of the dead, and under the power of death till the third day'; which hath been otherwise expressed in these words, He descended into hell.

Q. 51. What was the estate of Christ's exaltation ?

A. The estate of Christ's exaltation comprehendeth his resurrection, ascension', sitting at the right hand

f Isa. liii. 10. Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.

8 Phil. ii. 8. And being found in fashion as a man, he huntbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Heb. xii. 2. Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith; who, for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. Gal. iii. 13. Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a

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50. h 1 Cor. xv. S. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins, according to the scriptures. Ver. 4. And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day, according to the scriptures.

i Psal. xvi. 10. For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. Compared with Acts ii. 24.

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Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death; because it was not possible that he should be holden of it. Ver. 25. For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face; for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved: Ver. 26. Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope: Ver. 27. Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. Ver. 31. He, seeing this before, spake of the resur. rection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption. Rom. vi. 9. Knowing that Christ, being raised from the dead, dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. Mat. xii. 40. For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

51. 1 Cor. xv. 4. And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day, according to the scrip

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of the Father, and his coming again to judge the world ".

Q. 52. How was Christ exalted in his resurrection?

A. Christ was exalted in his resurrection, in that, not having seen corruption in death, (of which it was not possible for him to be held °,) and having the very same body in which he suffered, with the essential properties thereof P, (but without mortality, and other common infirmities belonging to the life,) really united to his soul, he rose again from the dead the third day by his own power; whereby he declared himself to be the Son of God, to have satisfied divine justice', to have vanquished death, and him that had the power of it",

m Eph. i. 20. Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places.

Acts i. 11. Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. Acts xvii. 31. Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained, whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

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52. Acts ii. 24. Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it. Ver. 27. Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. P Luke xxiv. 39. Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I my self: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.

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9 Rom. vi. 9. Knowing that Christ, being raised from the dead, dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. Rev. i. 18. I I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

John x. 18. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself: I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.

s Rom. i. 4. And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead.

t Rom. viii. 34. Who is he that

condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

u Heb. ii. 14. Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil.

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