Q. 47. How did Christ humble himself in his conception and birth?
A. Christ humbled himself in his conception and birth, in that, being from all eternity the Son of God, in the bosom of the Father, he was pleased in the fulness of time to become the son of man, made of a woman of low estate, and to be born of her; with divers circumstances of more than ordinary abasement.^[187]

Q. 46. What was the estate of Christ’s humiliation?
A. The estate of Christ’s humiliation was that low condition, wherein he for our sakes, emptying himself of his glory, took upon him the form of a servant, in his conception and birth, life, death, and after his death, until his resurrection.^[186]

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Q. 27. Wherein did Christ’s humiliation consist?
A. Christ’s humiliation consisted in his being born, and that in a low condition,^[73] made under the law,^[74] undergoing the miseries of this life,^[75] the wrath of God,^[76] and the cursed death of the cross;^[77] in being buried, and continuing under the power of death for a time.^[78]

Q. 45. How doth Christ execute the office of a king?
A. Christ executeth the office of a king, in calling out of the world a people to himself,^[174] and giving them officers,^[175] laws,^[176] and censures, by which he visibly governs them;^[177] in bestowing saving grace upon his elect,^[178] rewarding their obedience,^[179] and correcting them for their sins,^[180] preserving and supporting them under all their temptations and sufferings,^[181] restraining and overcoming all their enemies,^[182] and powerfully ordering all things for his own glory,^[183] and their good;^[184] and also in taking vengeance on the rest, who know not God, and obey not the gospel.^[185]

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Q. 26. How doth Christ execute the office of a king?
A. Christ executeth the office of a king, in subduing us to himself, in ruling and defending us,^[71] and in restraining and conquering all his and our enemies.^[72]

Q. 44. How doth Christ execute the office of a priest?
A. Christ executeth the office of a priest, in his once offering himself a sacrifice without spot to God,^[171] to be reconciliation for the sins of his people;^[172] and in making continual intercession for them.^[173]

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Q. 25. How doth Christ execute the office of a priest?
A. Christ executeth the office of a priest, in his once offering up of himself a sacrifice to satisfy divine justice,^[68] and reconcile us to God,^[69] and in making continual intercession for us.^[70]

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5: The Lord Jesus, by His perfect obedience, and sacrifice of Himself, which He through the eternal Spirit, once offered up unto God, has fully satisfied the justice of His Father;^[194] and purchased, not only reconciliation, but an everlasting inheritance in the kingdom of heaven, for those whom the Father has given unto Him.^[195]

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4: This office the Lord Jesus did most willingly undertake;^[182] which that He might discharge, He was made under the law,^[183] and did perfectly fulfil it;^[184] endured most grievous torments immediately in His soul,^[185] and most painful sufferings in His body;^[186] was crucified, and died,^[187] was buried, and remained under the power of death, yet saw no corruption.^[188] On the third day He arose from the dead,^[189] with the same body in which He suffered,^[190] with which also he ascended into heaven, and there sits at the right hand of His Father,^[191] making intercession,^[192] and shall return, to judge men and angels, at the end of the world.^[193]

Q. 43. How doth Christ execute the office of a prophet?
A. Christ executeth the office of a prophet, in his revealing to the church,^[166] in all ages, by his Spirit and Word,^[167] in divers ways of administration,^[168] the whole will of God,^[169] in all things concerning their edification and salvation.^[170]

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Q. 24. How doth Christ execute the office of a prophet?
A. Christ executeth the office of a prophet, in revealing to us, by his Word^[65] and Spirit,^[66] the will of God for our salvation.^[67]

Q. 42. Why was our Mediator called Christ?
A. Our Mediator was called Christ, because he was anointed with the Holy Ghost above measure,^[161] and so set apart, and fully furnished with all authority and ability,^[162] to execute the offices of prophet,^[163] priest,^[164] and king of his church,^[165] in the estate both of his humiliation and exaltation.

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Q. 23. What offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer?
A. Christ, as our Redeemer, executeth the offices of a prophet,^[62] of a priest,^[63] and of a king,^[64] both in his estate of humiliation and exaltation.

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3: The Lord Jesus, in His human nature thus united to the divine, was sanctified, and anointed with the Holy Spirit, above measure,^[175] having in Him all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge;^[176] in whom it pleased the Father that all fullness should dwell;^[177] to the end that, being holy, harmless, undefiled, and full of grace and truth,^[178] He might be thoroughly furnished to execute the office of a Mediator and Surety.^[179] Which office He took not unto Himself, but was thereunto called by His Father,^[180] who put all power and judgment into His hand, and gave Him commandment to execute the same.^[181]

Q. 41. Why was our Mediator called Jesus?
A. Our Mediator was called Jesus, because he saveth his people from their sins.^[160]

Q. 40. Why was it requisite that the Mediator should be God and man in one person?
A. It was requisite that the Mediator, who was to reconcile God and man, should himself be both God and man, and this in one person, that the proper works of each nature might be accepted of God for us,^[158] and relied on by us as the works of the whole person.^[159]

Q. 39. Why was it requisite that the Mediator should be man?
A. It was requisite that the Mediator should be man, that he might advance our nature,^[152] perform obedience to the law,^[153] suffer and make intercession for us in our nature,^[154] have a fellow-feeling of our infirmities;^[155] that we might receive the adoption of sons,^[156] and have comfort and access with boldness unto the throne of grace.^[157]

Q. 38. Why was it requisite that the Mediator should be God?
A. It was requisite that the Mediator should be God, that he might sustain and keep the human nature from sinking under the infinite wrath of God, and the power of death,^[144] give worth and efficacy to his sufferings, obedience, and intercession;^[145] and to satisfy God’s justice,^[146] procure his favour,^[147] purchase a peculiar people,^[148] give his Spirit to them,^[149] conquer all their enemies,^[150] and bring them to everlasting salvation.^[151]

Q. 37. How did Christ, being the Son of God, become man?
A. Christ the Son of God became man, by taking to himself a true body, and a reasonable soul,^[141] being conceived by the power of the Holy Ghost in the womb of the virgin Mary, of her substance, and born of her,^[142] yet without sin.^[143]

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Q. 22. How did Christ, being the Son of God, become man?
A. Christ, the Son of God, became man, by taking to himself a true body, and a reasonable soul,^[59] being conceived by the power of the Holy Ghost, in the womb of the virgin Mary, and born of her,^[60] yet without sin.^[61]