Animadversions on Mr. William Dells book intituled The crucified and quickned Christian. By Humfry Chambers, D.D. Pastor of Pewsy in the county of Wilts. Novemb. vicessimo, 1652. Imprimatur John Owen Vicecan. Oxon.

(D) Doth not Mr Dell in these words, too much divide the Godhead from the manhood in our blessed Saviour, whilst he maketh the eternal word and Son of God, in opposition to his flesh, that Christ, which lived in Paul and liveth in belie∣vers. Me thinks it is evident that the Apostle spake not of Christ under the notion of the eternal Word alone, but as the word made flesh, when he wrote that Christ lived in him, and that he lived by the faith of the Son of God; seeing he imme∣diately added, who loved me and gave himself for me; for it is clear that it was Christs flesh which he gave for the life of the

world, John 6.57. And though the flesh or humane body of our Saviour in the Capernaits sence carnally partaken of, could pro∣fit nothing, John 6.63. yet our Lord Jesus, as the word made flesh, is the mediatour, head and saviour of his people, who dwelleth in them, and acteth in them by his spirit, as the foun∣tain of their spiritual life. And therefore our Saviours flesh is not to be put by in the matter of believers vivification through him, as if it had no part or place in that work; for the flesh or humane nature of our Saviour, having an incomprehensible worth put upon it, and power into it by his Godhead or divine nature united to it, became in and through these sufferings, which it sustain'd, the effectual means of eternal life to all those who believe on the name of the Lord Jesus, as our Saviour him∣self hath fully testified, saying, The bread that I will give, is my flesh which I will give for the life of the world, John 6.51. And again, Except you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his bloud, you have no life in you: who so eateth my flesh and drinketh my bloud hath eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day; for my flesh is meat indeed, and my bloud is drink in∣deed: He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my bloud dwelleth in me and I in him, vers. 53, 54, 55, 56. upon the last of which verses, Calvin hath thus written; Neque enim ad Christum Deum unquam perveniet qui Hominem negligit; quare si tibi vis cum Christo aliquid esse commune, cavendum inprimis nè carnem ejus fastidias. He shall not come to Christ as God, who neg∣lecteth him as man: wherefore if thou wouldst enjoy any com∣munion with Christ, thou must especially beware that thou despise not his flesh.