made like unto his brethren. But here our Divines do care∣fully distinguish infirmities into personal, and natural. Perso∣nal infirmities, are such as befall particular persons, from par∣ticular causes. Such as Dumbness, Blindness, Lameness, Leprosies, Monstrosities, and other deformities. These it was no way necessary that Christ should; not did he at all assume but the natural ones, such as Hunger, Thirst, Weariness, Sweating, Bleeding, Mortality, &c. Which though they are not in themselves formally and intrinsecally sinful; yet are they the effects, and consequents of sin. They are so many marks, that sin hath left of its self upon our natures. And on that account Christ is said to be sent in the likeness of sinful Flesh, Rom. 8.3. Wherein the gracious condescension of Christ for us, is marvelously signallized. That he would not assume our innocent nature, as it was in Adam before the fall; while it stood in all its primitive glory, and perfection: but after sin had quite defaced, ruined, and spoil'd it.
Fourthly, The humane nature is so united with the Divine, as that each nature still retains its own essential properties, distinct. And this distinction is not, nor can be lost by that union. So that the two understandings, wills, powers, &c. viz. The Divine and humane, are not confounded: but a line of distinction runs betwixt them still, in this wonderful Person. It was the Heresie of the Eutichians condemned by the Council of Chalcedon, to affirm that there was no distincti∣on betwixt the two natures in Christ. Against whom that Council determined, that they were united 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 without any immutation, or confusion.
Fifthly, The union of the two natures in Christ, is an in∣separable Vnion. So that from the first moment thereof, there never was; nor to Eternity shall be, any Separation of them.
If you ask how the union remained betwixt them, when Christs humane Soul and Body were separated from each other upon the Cross? Is not death the dissolution of union, betwixt Soul and Body?