Institutions of Christian religion framed out of Gods word, and the writings of the best diuines, methodically handled by questions and answers, fit for all such as desire to know, or practise the will of God. Written in Latin by William Bucanus Professor of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Lausanna. And published in English by Robert Hill, Bachelor in Diuinitie, and Fellow of Saint Iohns Colledge in Cambridge, for the benefit of our English nation, to which is added in the end the practise of papists against Protestant princes.

Who ascended?

Christ who is both God and man, the same who was borne man of the virgin Marie, who suffered and died, who rose againe, and after his resurrection stayed fortie daies with his Disciples vpon the earth. He I say, and no other descended. He that descended is euen the same that ascended. Ephes. 4.9. Therefore the whole Christ did really ascend, because the same Christ was true God, and true man, but in respect of his humanitie, he in his bodie ascended pro∣perly and locally from earth into heauen, euen as before he had as∣cended truly, and by a locall motion out of the graue into the land of the liuing. Therfore in respect hereof it is said by Marke, being taken or receiued vp: and of Luke in the Acts, being lifted vp. For these things do not agree to the Diuinitie or Godhead, of which it is said. Ierem. 23.24. I fill heauen and earth: but by a communication of properties 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, that is said of the whole person of Christ which is onely proper to one part of his nature. And as Theodoretus saith: Those things which are proper to the nature, are communicated to the whole person.