Orthodox Creed · Chapter 7

Of the Communication of Properties

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1. We believe that the two Natures in Christ, continue still distinct in Substance, Properties, and Actions,^a and remain one and the same Christ:^b for the Properties of the Godhead, cannot agree to the Properties of the Manhood, nor the Properties of the Manhood, to the Properties of the Godhead. For as the Godhead, or Divine Nature cannot Thirst, or be Hungry, no more can the Manhood be in all, or many places at once. Therefore we believe the Godhead was neither turned nor transfused into the Manhood, nor the Manhood into the Godhead, but both; the Divine Nature keepeth entire all his Essential Properties to it self, so that the Humanity is neither Omnipotent, Omniscient, nor Omnipresent. And the Humane also keepeth his Properties, though often that which is proper to the one Nature, is spoken of the Person denominated from the other,^c which must be understood by the Figure Senecdoche, (viz.) A part being taken for the whole, by reason of the Union of both Natures into one Person.

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