296 The Life of Faith. word of the Miniliry ; for the edifying of the bodyof Chrill'; till we all come in the unity of the faith, and the knowledge ofthe Son of God, unto a perfidman ; unto the meafure of the flaturcof the fulnefs ofChrtti : that henceforth we may be no more children toiled to and fro, and carryed about with every windof Do6rine, by the ßeight ofmen, and cunning erafttnefs, whereby they lye in wait to deceive; but fpeaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, who is the head;Chrifl : from whom the whole body fitly joyncd together and compacted, by that which every joynt fupplicth, according to the effetual working in the meafure of every part, maketh increafe of the body to the edifying of it fell in Love. Epbef. 5. 25, 26, 27. Chrift loved the Church, and gave himfelffor it, that hemight fandific and cleanfe it, with the waffling of water by the Word ; that he might prefent it to himfelf a glorious Church, not having fpot or wrinckle, or any fuch thing; but that it (hould be holy, and without blemi(h. ReadRev. 21, & zá. Math. 28. 20. Lo, I am with you to the end of the world: Matti. 24.14. Anal this Gofpel of the Kingdom (hall be preached in all the world for a witnefs to all Nations ; and. then (hall the end come. Matti. 21. 44. Whofoever (hall fall on this lione, (hall be broken ; but on whomfoever it (hall fall, it will grind, him to powder. The obfcure Prophetickpaffages Ipals by. So muchfor living by Faith on tiePronoifes of God. CHAP.
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