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.

Of how many sorts is the coniunction of our nature with Christ?

1 Threefold, the first is of natures, that is, of our nature by Incarnation, but yet in the particular, and truly of the seede alone of Abraham, and a ioyning together of the diuine nature in the

person of the sonne into one personb 1.1, which is called Hyposta∣ticall, and according to this we say that the sonne of God is of our flesh and of our bones, because hee tooke flesh of our kinde.

2 There is a ioyning together of our persons, but yet being absent, and on pilgrimage from the Lord, and of the person of Christ, God and man, yea of both natures, both of the Diuine and of the humane nature of Christ into one mysticall bodie, which in regard of the extreams,* 1.2 is called Substantiall & Essential: but in re∣gard of the bond or manner whereby the extreames are vnited, meerely spirituall and mysticall, that is to say, secret. Whereupon dependeth the participation of the operation, and of the graces of Christ, that is, of remission of sinnes, of regeneration, and of life eternall: Concerning which. 1. Cor. 1.9. God is faithfull, by whom ye are called vnto the fellowship of his sonne Iesus Christ our Lord. And according to this, wee are said to be of his flesh, and of his bones, not in respect that we are men, but in regard that wee are Christians, and ingrafted into Christ, and by this, Christ is the Spouse of one Church, that is, of all the Electa 1.3.

3 And there is a coniunction of our persons (but present with the Lord) and of the person of Christ into one glorious bodie, and that is called glorious. Of which coniunctions, the third dependeth vpon the second, and the second vpon the first.

Notes

• b 1.1

  Ioh. 1.14 Heb. 2.14 16
• * 1.2

  See Zanch. his Spiritual mariage be∣twixt Christ & his church & his com∣ment vpon Eph. 5. de communione cum Christo.
• a 1.3

  Eph. 5.30