298 'Doff. In Chah only we become one. Hst.3. ç: ávaxi9araím- ors. DoEf. Vnion of Be- Ieeversis moh (trait. Ephefians,Chapoz. V E R, 15. I rate, and withpatience to forbear. Efpecially in things of this nature, which concerns not fo much that' outward and afpeetable commu- nion, which we have either with Godor men, effentially required in a vifible flare, as the due ordering and carryingof everybufineffè in the faid communion, wherein there may be many fuperfluities and de- feets, Salva tarnen code¡:a ; yea, and fuch a Church norwithflanding, as wherein the belt and trueft members (circwnftances confrdered) may have morecaufe to rejoyce, then to grieve. Tomake of twain one new man in himfelf. ] Here we are to ebferve; n. The perlons, with their condition, [ru. taro.] 2. In whom, [inhimflf.] 3. Towhat weare framed, [one newman.] 4. The union it felf, or kinde of it; the form of it, we have fpoken, [the creating.] So that three things would be confidered : r. Thewayof uniting us. 2. The (trait conjunetion of all the faithful!. 3. The fruit of our being in Chrift, or whence all true peace flowerh. °bferve firft, The way we come to be one, is ingettingfellowfhip with Chrit, who is one and the headof all; and this Hypo foretold, fpeak- ing ofthis union of Ifrael, that they fhould go and gather themlelves together under one head: For what is the ground of the unity Mall!!' the members e That they have this conjunction under one head : foJ it is in the fpirituall confideration; and therefore the groundofmaking us one , is the drwmfwin,caws fpoken of in the firftchapter. Look as it is with two never fo disjoyned, take Tome man and woman, let them and their allies be utterly alienated ; yet if marriage be made between them, they come interchangeably to be near in kin, each to the friends of the other, the husbands brother, thewives brother, hers the huf- hands : So whenbyFaith we aretnarried to Chrift, fo that he is one fleíh with us fpiritually, all his brethren become ours, and we thus in hitn come tobe one. The Papifts therefore, the Jew, the Turk not holding Chrift the head,cannot beone with us. See Cel. 2.19. It reacheth us what we mull do, if we would grow intoacquain- tance with God and his people, we mull become members of Chrift the head. Secondly mark , [one man:] Obferve, how (traitly the faithful! come to be combined : Tobe of ene Nation had been fomewhat, to be one kindred , to be one houfhold ; but the beleeving come to be one man, all one in chrifi I efoa, Gal. 3. a 8. till we all meet together into one perfel~i man, through the unity of Faith, Ephef. ç. No conjunction in the world fo coupled ; the man and wife are near , even one flefh after force fort , but yet they arenot one perfon any way : But the godlygathered, when theycome tobe in Chrift, become one per- fon with the reft of the faithful! fpiritually. There
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