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.

But as Christ is said to be raised from the dead, not in respect of his di∣uine nature but of his humane, shall he not also he said to sit at the right hand of his father onely in respect of his humanitie?

No, for the sitting of Christ at the right hand of the father is not a property of the nature, but a state of the person of Christ, & doth belong vnto his office of Mediator, King, & Priest. Now the names and titles of office, that is which do point out and set forth the of∣fice of Christ, they are spoken of Christ in respect of both natures. Christ therfore in respect he is God (yet not simply and absolutely in respect of his diuine nature, which he hath all one with the fa∣ther, but as he is God manifested in the flesh) sitteth at the right hand of the father: as on the contrarie the same Christ not as he is man simply, but as he is man subsisting in such a person, sitteth at the right hand of the father: neither indeed can it agree with any creature considered apart by it selfe to sit at the right hand of the father. And therefore the Apostle, Heb. 1.13. saying. To which of the Angels said he at any time, sit thou on my right hand (as if he should say to none) by the sitting of Christ at the right hand of God, doth conclude that he is not a meere ereature, but also true God, euen God manifested in the flesh.

And therefore the humane nature in Christ, as being considered simply in it selfe, as Damascen saith, lib▪ 4. cap. 3. It cannot be wor∣shipped, seeing it is a creature, but only in respect it is inseparably vnited to the person of the sonne of God.a 1.1 For, saith Damascen, one 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 or substance is adored with one & the same worship with his flesh by euery creature, so also it is not said to sit at the right hand of the father by it self, but in the person of the son of God, namely, for that he that is man, is also God, the father not being pleased to giue his glory vnto another. Although indeede the same hmanitie dwelling bodily in it selfe, from the Diuinitie is

adorned with so many and so great gifts and gaces, as cannot happen vnto any creature; so that it shineth vnspeakably aboue all other creatures, whether you respect the degree or the number of those gifts; neither is this excellencie of the flesh of Christ, to bee comprehended of the verie Angels; but yet so, as this glorificati∣on doth not abolish or confound the propertie of the nature of Christ, neither doth the Sitting at the right hand, take away all sub∣iection, whereof Iohn. 14.24. My Father is greater then I And 1. Cor. 15.28. The sonne himselfe also shall bee subiect vnto him that did subdue all things vnder him, not as he is God, but as he is a Media∣tor, for God is the head of Christ, euen now that he is glorified, 1. Cor. 11.3.

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  Luk. 24.52. Lib. 4. Cap. 2