Question 17

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Why must he in one person be also very God?

That he might, by the power of his Godhead,^a sustain in his human nature, the burthen of God’s wrath; and might obtain for, and restore to us, righteousness and life.^b

Proofs

Each links to the Scripture index: what else cites the passage.

a1 Peter 3:18; Acts 2:24; Isaiah 53:8
b1 John 1:2; Jeremiah 23:6; 2 Timothy 1:10; John 6:51

Commentary

Jeremias Bastingius, A Catechisme of Christian Religion, with the Arguments and Use (1591), on this question
Zacharias Ursinus, The Summe of Christian Religion (1587), on this question
Zacharias Ursinus, The Summe of Christian Religion (1587), on Q. 12–18
Zacharias Ursinus, The Summe of Christian Religion (1587), on Q. 15–18

Related texts

An Orthodox Catechism (1680) Q. 17

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Heidelberg Catechism (1563) Q. 17, symbolics.dev/heidelberg/17

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