# “The lantern of Christ’s humanity” by Thomas Watson

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- Published: 2017-09-26T12:00:49-05:00
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“Christ makes the divine nature appear lovely to man. The pure Godhead is terrible
to behold, we could not see it and live; but Christ clothing Himself with our flesh
makes the divine nature more amiable and delightful to us.

Now we need not be afraid to look upon God, seeing Him through Christ’s human nature.
It was a custom of old among the shepherds, they were wont to clothe themselves 
with sheep-skins, to be more pleasing to the sheep.

So Christ clothed Himself with our flesh that the divine nature may be more pleasing
to us. The human nature is a glass, through which we may see the love and wisdom,
and glory of God clearly represented to us.

Through the lantern of Christ’s humanity, we may behold the light of the Deity shining.
Christ being incarnate, He makes the sight of the Deity not formidable, but delightful
to us.”

–Thomas Watson, [_A Body of Divinity Contained in Sermons Upon the Westminster Assembly’s Catechism_](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0851511449?tag=toletaupanre-20)(
Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, 1692/1970), 194-195.

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