341 / 808
VER.
zr.
8phefaan.r,
Chap.z.
325
Now
hee
defcribeth the fundamental! (tone from
the
ufe
ofit,
which
is
twofold.
I.
It
containeth and upholdeth all.
2. All groweth
up in
ir.
The
ufe
is
laid
downe
in
general!, and
in
particular with application
to the Ephef
ans.
In generall
in
this verfe, from
a
double
ufe
it bath
in
the whole building:
t.
from hence,
that the
building
is
held together
and fuftained
by
it;
z. from this, that the
building increafeth
in
it.
in
wbom,]that is,by Faith
in Chrift,all the
multitude
of
beleevers
is
coupled fitly,
both
with him,
and one
with another
by
love, doe
grow
and encreafe
from Faith
to
Faith,Holineffe
toHolines,till they become
an
holy Temple
in
the
Lord,
through the
vertue
of
Chrift,
with
whom they
are
joyned. So
that
here are there points to be confidered.
1.
That
the beleeving
are called
a
building.
a.
The
(trait
and even conjundtion
of
the
beleevers with
Chrift
and with themfelves.
3.
How the
beleeving
receive an increafe
,
from what
time they
are
in
Chrift.
q..
What
is
that Temple
wherein
God
dwelleth.
5.
What
venue
it
is,by which
weare fultained and augmented.
The
firft
giveth
both
teacher and people to confider
of
Chriftian
inftruction:
for the beleeving being
a
kind
of
building doe thew, that
Do£f,
there is
a Oeciall wildom
required
in
thefe
that
are
to di/penfe
thedoUrine
of
Spiricua(t
Faith,
that
are
to
build
the
body
of
Chrifi,
that
muff
proceed
by
line
and
Beale
ve;fdy..n
order.
Wee
fee in
building,
there
is
an
order
in
railing
the
frame
from
the beginning,
and in cafting every
thing cotnmodioufly.
Men doe not
rough
-cafe
before the foundation be laid.
Wee
fee in
the
materiali
Temple,
how that
the
works
of
it
required extraordinary
gifts
ofart,
that
men made wife
by the
Spirit
of
God
were
ufedfor
that
purpofe.
We
fee
againe ,
how
we hetruft
not
a peece
of
worke
of
any moment,
but
to
thofe
that
are
their
crafts- mafters (as we fay.),
So
then,
much more muff men
thinke,
that this
fpirituall
building,
which
differs
no
leffe
then
fubftance
from fhadow,
requires wife ma-
flee-
builders ,
workmen
that
labour
fo/as
they
neednot tobee afhamed,
t
a.
Tim. z.
15.
Wifdome which
may
ake
hem deliver
the
counfell
of
God,
every parcell
of
it
in
his
feafon, not bringing
forth the roofe
and
tyle when the grounds
of
Religion
are
not
favourly digefted.
Ir
teacheth people how
they
Ihould
fubmit themfelves
to
bee
fra-
med and fquared
according
as
the Miniftery doth
require. Before
a
Sufferchy
feW
co
bethrough-
rough ítone can be commodiouíIy laid,
ir
mutt be hewed by the
Ma-
fon,
iy wrought ou
fitted, polifhed and plained , and fo
brought
to the reft
of
the
by chefe
boil.
building;
fe
it
is
with you, you
muff be
fmoothed
and plained,
before
Bars.
you
can
come
to
lye
in
this
builaing.The matterto
be builded
muff be
a Patient under
the builder, you
are
the building,
we given to
be
buil-
ders,
Eph. 4.
a
a.
obey them
therefore
that
are
[et
overyou,
who
muff
give
account
for
your
tittle
;Receive
the
Word with
meekneffe,
laying
afide
!allanger
&c. Jam.
r.a r.
r
Pet.z.
t,
z.
If
yee bee
Gods
building
,
yee
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