Thesis I: The parts of the office of Christ’s office are two states.
Thesis II: Humiliation is defined.
Explanation: 1. How did Christ humble Himself according to the divine nature? 2. How did Christ humble Himself according to His human nature?
Thesis III: The degrees of the humiliation of Christ, with respect to His human nature.
Explanation: 1. It is proven that Christ had to die. The final suffering of Christ, spiritual and bodily, etc. 2. The causes of the death of Christ, principal and instrumental. 3. Why is death yet necessary for us, since Christ died for us? 4. Whether, while death was lasting, Christ was a true man? 5. The exceptions for the affirmative Opinion are refuted. 6. The burial of Christ. 7. An opinion concerning the descent of Christ to hell is refuted. 8. The arguments of the Papists for a local descent of the soul of Christ to hell are refuted. 9. It is proven, that by the descent to hell is understood burial. 10. The opinion of most Orthodox men is explained.
Thesis IV: Exaltation is defined.
Explanation: 1. How Christ is exalted according to the divine nature. It is answered to an objection. 2. How Christ is exalted according to His human nature.
Thesis V: The degrees of exaltation.
Explanation: 1. Why did Christ rise from the dead? It is answered to an objection. 2. It is proven against the Socinians, that Christ was raised by Himself. 3. The contrary arguments of the Socinians are refuted. 4. Whither did Christ ascend? 5. Concerning the ascension of Christ, what things are certain? 6. The right hand of God: Seating at the right hand of God. 7. The argument of the Lutherans for the ubiquity of the body of Christ from His session at the right hand of God is refuted. 8. Demonstration against the Jews concerning the exhibition of Messiah. * 9. Certain Rabbis acknowledged the Mediator to be the Son of God.
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Westminster Shorter Catechism 28: Wherein consisteth Christ's exaltation?
Answer: Christ's exaltation consisteth in his rising again from the dead on the third day,1 in ascending up into heaven,2 in sitting at the right hand of God the Father,3 and in coming to judge the world at the last day.4
1 1 Cor. 15:4
2 Mark 16:19
3 Eph. 1:20
4 Acts 1:11; Acts 17:31
Westminster Shorter Catechism 27: Wherein did Christ's humiliation consist?
Answer: Christ's humiliation consisted in his being born, and that in a low condition,1 made under the law,2 undergoing the miseries of this life,3 the wrath of God,4 and the cursed death of the cross;5 in being buried,6 and continuing under the power of death for a time.7
1 Luke 2:7.
2 Gal. 4:4.
3 Heb. 12:2,3; Isa. 53:2,3.
4 Luke 22:44; Matt. 27:46.
5 Phil. 2:8.
6 1 Cor. 15:3,4.
7 Acts 2:24,25,26,27,31.