,chrs Fulnefi receivedbyall saints. vingly united toJefus Chrift. There is a Two Vnion with Chriti; as Chrift is confideredTwowales : Heis ei- therconfideredwith His Church, theChurch and He ma- king one body ; and foall together are called, Chrift In Cor. 12. Or elle He is confidered as the great Mediator, and Savior of Beleevers by Himfelf. Accordingly men may be faid tobe 'United to Him, Either Outwardly in the Church, tied and related toHim by outward Ordinances : Ut elfe Inwardly united to Himby laving faith. When a man is Inwardly united to jefus Chrift by laving faith ; he bath all from Chrifi : Strength unto every duty from Je- lin Chrift Praying flrength, and Bearing firength, and Repenting flrength, and Confirming ftrength, he bath from Chrift in away of Receiving. But the other hath little, or nothing fromChrift : (Pray mark it) I will exprefs it thus : Aman takes a peice of bread, or a loaf ofbread he tyes it tohis arm ; his armbath no flrength from that, 'tis but an outward tye to his arm, it ha]] no ftrength from that : and it argues that 'tis but an outward tye, it caufes no ftrength by it. But ifa man take.bread,and eat it,that there be an inward union, then there is ftrength, there is breadgoes toall the parts : you knowmy meaning. Or thus; I will expreffe it thus : Take a graft, and tye it un- to a Tree, tye it unto a flock, and it brings forth no fruit at all; why ? Fecaufe 'tis but outwardly tyed unto the root, untothe flock of the Tree : But take the branch,and graft it into theTree, into the lock ; -then it bringsforth all that it brings forth by venueof the lock that 'tis graf- ted into. So my beloved, there area company, there are a generation ofpeople that live here under theGolpel, that are Outwardly tyed unto Chrift : they are Baptized, they have theName ofChrift by profeffion 5 and by the tye of the Ordinances, they are outwardly tyed unto Chrift : but, Ch ! they receive nothing from Him, nothing from Him : pray, vv hat do they receive? Supple Chrift had not come into the world, fuppoce they had never heard Chrift preacht ; they might have lived-Civilly; they might, L have
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