Question 27

Wherein be the four steps of Christs Humiliation?

In his Birth, Life, Death, and after Death.

What was the first step of Christs Humiliation:

His being Born.

In what condition was he Born?

In a low condition.

Under what was Christ made?

Under the Law.

Was this part of Christs Humiliation, to be born, and that in a low condition too, and made under the Law?

Yes.

What did Christ undergo in the course of his life?

The Miseries of this life.

And was this another step of his Humiliation?

Yes.

And what did he undergo in the close of his life?

The wrath of God, and cursed death of the Cross.

Did Christ die an ordinary, natural death?

No.

What kind of death did he die?

The death of the Cross.

What death was that?

A cursed death.

Was it not a most shameful, and painful death withal?

Yes.

And did Gods Wrath as well as his curse light upon Christ at his death?

Yes.

And was his suffering of death another step of his Humiliation?

Yes.

How was Christ humbled after death?

In his being buried, and remaining under the power of death.

Did Christ immediately rise again?

No.

For how long did he remain under the power of Death?

For a time.

Not for ever?

No.