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Now
tuc,Apoftle.lrrawech
the
reafon
why Chrift doth
fo
cherifh
his.
Church,
viz.
beçtufrlheisfonea:e
and-dear
to him.
In
which
three things
muff benacrrked.
I.
-How
that
the
ground
of
all
the.
fruitsofdave-we receive from
Chrift,isour
union with
him
;
look Mtn 17.21. For as
betwixt
man
and,
woman, the man,cannot
thew the fruits
of
love,
nor the
woman
doth
.nor
communicate
-in-the
mans
goods,tillaccording to Gods
or-
dinance by mutual'
conferir
they
are
joynedone
to
anodiser:
fo
with
us
and
Chriff.
Wherefore
this
is
made the reafon
of-his kinde
cherifhing.of
us,
our
flrairconjunétion
we have
with him.
-.Which-muff
mach
us
to labour
f:
rfaich,whichistheweddingring,
yf,
which
makcth
the
contra&
twixt
Ciarift and us,
Hof
a.
22.
that by
faith made one with
him,
we may have communion
in
the
benefits
byJhirn.
It
is
to
be marked
that
he ,doth
not
fay,
for the
Church
is
his
2;
body,
of
his
firth, which the fequell
of
his
difcourfe did require,
but
hepurtoth himfelf
and
the
beleeving
Epheftans in
Read
of the
Church,
and
doth appropriate
co
himfelfe and them this
bleffed union
here na-
med.
Which
loth
teach
_the
property
offaith,
vi.
to
affunoe
in
our
felves
that
which belongeth
to
theChurch,and
to apply to our
felt's that
which
isin
soli`,'
generati
tang/a:
of
the Church.
Paul here affumeth
that
he and he
be-
Ituving
EphcJana
are the
Church,
and this
which
is
agreeing
to the
Church,
which
is chap.
T.
the
body
of
Chrift,
he avoweth
it
of
him
folfc and-the
bekevitia
Ephofians.We
muff
know our
felves
true mein-
bets
of
the Church. It
is
not sheBilhop
of
Rome
with his Clergie,nor
anyof
their
kin,
that
are the
Church,
but fuch
as
are cffcâually cal-
led
through
faith
on
Chrift, to
holineffe
here, and
that
hope
of
glory,
they
are
the
Church.
If
others take that name tothem,having might
though no right,it
is
but
as
a
true
mans purfc in
a
rheevs
hand,it
is
none
of,thefts. And
as
we
muff
know our
felves
the
Church
of God :
fo we
sruift
apply that
-to
our
felves
which brio/Tech tothe
Church; Chrift
gavehimfcl.f
for
his
Church,in
this
chap.Gal.z.zo.
Who
loved me and
gave hin:felfe for me; the
Church
is
the body
of
Chrift,chap.
I.
In
this we
are the
members
of
Chrifts body for that which
is
promifed
CO
the
Church
acid is
fpoken
of
it,
is
fpoken
of
every
member after
a
fort:
and
what
is
effenriall
to
the whole
Church,
is
to
be found in
everybcicever.
l
ruin
build
my
Church,
6.c.
Mat.
r6.
Heil!ball not
pre
-
vaiLe
ageing!
it. Everymember
is
to
apply
this
as
fpoken of
him.
Which
is
to be
marked
again-ft
that
fairhleffe
faith
of
Rome,
which Yfe
afi'enreth to
the truth
of
things
in
general', but
counter's particular af-
fiance
dam%rble
prefumption.
We
muff
marke, beleevers
are nearely coupled
to Chrift;
What
DA
a;
ran be
nearer
or
dearer to
him, then
chafe
that:are
flcfh
of
his
flea
I.
The
thing.
Todhew.e
p.
The
manner how
we conceive
it.
(3.
The
Ufcs.
i.This