-----~---~~~~~-=~ ···---- -- Ch:~p.f .Sett.5 •· Looking ur.~to JejtU. BooK iV· z'9I 3.lt is a total union; (i.) whok Cl1riil: is united ..to the whol·e believe,r foul and body · If !'hou art united to Chrifl:, thou hail all Chrifi ; thou art one with him in his nature, in his name ; tbou hail the farlle image, grac~' and S.pirit in rf:iee, :j.S be hath; the 'fan:l'precious promifes, the fame acceffe to G.od•by prayeF as he; th.ou hail: the flme lo.Ve.o£the Father~ ali that he did, or fufier:ed, thou ·hail: a {hare in it; thou ha.(l his life and death , all is thine: fo on chy.part he hath thee whoJiy' ' .thy nature, tlly finnes; the punitl1mem of' thy finnes; rhy wrath, thy curie , thy ibame . yea,thy vzit andwealth ' amtllreng.th, all that thou art or haft', or can!\: do pollibly for him. lr ·is a total union , my bel9ved is minr, and I am h~s ; whole Chrifi from top to toe is mine;and a \I that I am,have, or can do for evermore ~h~ I 4-- It is an infeparable unio.O , it .can .never be h'roken. I will Jer. 31 4o maks (faith God) an cverlttjling Covenant with them , and I will not turn away from thm'f tp do th:m guod ;' I ?Jill put my fear in their hearts, th.tt they fhatl not dl'pari from me. This a glorious promi(e, fome pooreJoules may fay, true Lord, thou wilt not .turn tt-w.ay from me, I k.n~w twu wilr ?Jot ;- Oh Gut 1 fear 'J fhall tunt_away fr~w thee.; .Qh ala1 , I turn every day towardi fin and Sntan· ! nay, faith God I will put my fear in thy heart, that t!inuj!Ja!t'not t~trn awayfr.ow me; q. d. We fua!l be k:!pt together for evermore; 'lind never be ft:parated. Hence}' au! triumphantfy chal"' teng~s aU enemie~ori eatth., ·(or rather inhdl) to do.th.eir ~orft to break thii knot, who flutll [eparate m§ from t~e /eve if God in R 8 ChriH? fhall trw.ul.ttion, diftnf[e, famine, n.:tksdaej[JJ., prrill , om. ·3~ ar [wfJrd? Come~ll thatcancomf, and fee if thiJ,tbll!tkd hnioo ~etwi..xt me and ,C :hri{l:'{hal .ever be broken,by all that'you cart 4o: Thus forthis union. · • . ' ·· · · 2. There is a·fpiritual communion with God in .C'l1rifr. · Both tbefe are the etfeCl:-s ofChrifts perfonal or hypofui(icttl union. ; firft,uni.on to hisJperf-qn ' " apd then.communion wi.rhhjs.ben~fits; union in.proper fpea~ing is not unto any oftbepenefi~s .floWiQg,to ~S<from Chrifi; WJ! are not united to forgi.veneff~ of.Unnes;- holjneffe, peace of coofciepce, hut unto the perfon ofthe Son of God himfelf; and then fecQtldty , comes this commnnic,;ttion o£ ~til the-benefit:s·, arifing imrnediatly from xhis union~ theLord Jefus; ·tl\ata..;;G.lu:iil: w~Priefr, J,Jr.Qp.het, .a.nd..K.~g, fo w.eak J?p:z. . f0 '
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