,80 The Spiritnal life, and In-being the Body cannot fay, I am the Soul, nor the Soul cannot fay, I am the Body, becaufe they are thus united together. Why ? becaufe here is an Union ofa Spiritual thingwith a more Material, which does keep the Natures diftina. Or thus, give me leave to ex preffe it to ye : Iron and Fire be- ing joyned together, your Fire is in every part of the Iron ; and yet notwithitariding , though the Fire be in every part of the Iron, the Iron cannot fay, I am the Fire ; nor the Fire cannot fay, I am the Iron : VVhy ? becaufe here is a more Spiritual Body, in a more Material Body, and fo theNatures are kept dittinec. Or if you will, yet farther Ye fee the Light in the Air; the Light is more Spiritual than the Air, and the Light is in every part ofthe Air ; yet notwithfcanding, the Air cannot fay, l am the Light, nor the Light cannot fay, I am the Air; but theie two are kept diftinet : Why ? becaufe here is an Union of that which is more Spiritual, unto that which is more Materi; all. So I fay here, Though Chrift be really United unto eachBeleever; yet notwithftanding, the foul of a Beleever is more Material ; though not in it (elf Material, yet in re. fpeat of Chrift, the foul is a groffe Nature in regard of the Spirit ofChrift ; and being thus (therefore) united, thefe Natures are kept diiiina ; the. Spirit of Chrift is kept di- {Una from the Nature of the foul, and the foul from the Natureof the Spirit : and therefore, the foul of a Beleever, thoughunited really unto Chrift by the Spirit,cannot fay, I am the Spirit, or I amChrift. ()big?. But ifwe look (willfame fay) into the 57 chapter of John, our Lord andSaviour chrifi feeins to #eak this way (at the 20, and 2 I Verfef) Neither pray I for there alone, (Pies he) but for them alto which thall beleeve on me through their word That they all may be one ; as thou Father art in me, and I in thee, that they alfo may be one in us. Here Chrift prayer, that Eeleevers may be one with him, as he and the Father rare one : bat ifChrifi be really united to each Beleever by his Spirit ; What difference is there between this Vnion,and the Hypo. union : theReond Felonwas united unto our Nature, to our
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