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VER
.
18.
éphefianf,
Chap.z:
30;
him, and
tvitb beleevers,
before
we
can
be
reconciled with
him; for
we
being
one
body with
Chrift,
and
his
members, come
to
be
reconci
led.
Though
fome think ,
that
this
body
is
to
be
underttood of
Chrift
his
perfonall
body,
they are millaken
;
for
it hath reference
ro one
man, and
is
the
fame
with that
ocawan
ch0.3.6.
and
chap.4.4.
ezpd,
col.
3. r
5.
He would have
then
faid,
his
body
of
his
flab
and
his
croffe,
is
put for
his
body
crucified.
Whofoever
comes to
falva-
tion,
and taftes
the
fruit
of
his
favour,muft
firft be
in
this body;
for
he
is
the Saviour
of
his body,
Ephef.
5.23.
For though
we by nature
are
Traytours,
and
the
vengeance
of God
is
in
part
on
us,
and
hanging
over
us
,
yet when
we
come into
union
with
Chrift,
the
Son
of
his
good
pleafure, and with
the multitude
of
his
beloved
ones
in
Chrift,
all
our
defaults are covered, and anger ceafing,
the good
will
of
God
is
inclined
co
us,
his
righteoufneffe, the head,
Ihining
through
every
member,
as
the righreoufnefFe.of it now
in
him.
We
fee
then by this,
the
neceffity
of
conning
to be
of
this
body;
if
ever we
have
God
reconciled,
or
any fpiritualt bleffing
from him, we
muff
come to it
in
this
body.
We
chufe to be
of
fuch
Corporations,
in
which
we have
moft immunities: Strive then to be
of
this
Cor-
poration
,
If
we
walk
in
light,
we
have
fellowfhip
with
Chrifl, and
one
with another,
and
the
blood
of
Chrift
cleanfeth
tea
from
all
fin,
r
John
i.
7.
Secondly,
it
letteth
us
fee
what
is
the condition
of
all
fuch
who
are
not
of
this
body,who
may
affure
themfelves
they
are
not
of
this
body:
The
head bath nothing for any thing out
of
the body,
no influence
of
life,or cômunication
of
any
faving
good.
W
hcrfore,as
you would
have
any benefit
by
Chrift,
labour
to
come into
this
body
;
not
to be
as
Wens,&
woodden legs,but
to be living members,fuch
as
have
Chrift
living
in
you, teaching you by
his Spirit
to think,
fpeak, and
do
all
things.
It
is
good
being members
of good Corporations, which
have
great
endowments,
privileciges,
patrons; but there
is
not
a
body
like
to this;
IN
hich bath
all
the unfearchable
riches
of
Jefus
Chrift
given it,
in
which onely there
is
falvation.
Laflly,
obferve the dignity
of
the faithfull,
and near
conjunflion
with
Chrift,
they are the body
of
Chrift, not the
naturall
body
united
to the
fecond
Perron,
nor
the
facramentall
body,
but
a myflicall
body;
fuch
who by
force
of
Chrift
his
Spirit
are
knit
to
him, and receiveall
things from him
proportionably,
as
the body
naturali
doth fróm the
head:
Many
other'comparitìms,
as
of
vine
and branches, man and
wife.
etc.
do
fee
it
down
;
but
none more lively then
this, which
is
molt frequented.
This
alfo may
affure us
of
Chrift
his love
;
Who
ever hated
bic own
flelh
?
Ephef.
5.
29.
He
that
toucbeth you, toucbeth the apple
of
my eye,
Zech.
z.8.
Ir
letteth
us fee
the
fearfulneffe
of
abufing
the godly, that
are
truly faithful!
;
they
lift at
mill-
ftones,
prevail
not,
bat mutt
be
crufhr
to
pieces,chap.sz.3.
By
his croffe
:
]
The
meaning
of
which
is,
himfelf crucified,
as
cal.
Vfe
Get tobe
of
this
Corpora-
tion,
z.
Mifcry
of
thé
that
are
no
members
of
this
myficall
body.
Dignity
of
men incorpo-
rate into
Chrüt:
4.
s