Ofour ei fetiatril 319 he comparethhimfelfto the flock and roote,and all the faith- toh, a y,:° full to the branches; and the Apollleexpreffeth it by a meta- pI oricall fpeech taken from abuilding,comparing Chrift to the foundation,and the Church to the refl ofthebuilding, Eph.2.2o.2r.22. Nowwe mull not conceiuc of this vnion, EphcEs.so.zz thatitiseither natural!, as the three perlons in Trinitie are vnited in the faine diuine nature, or perfonal[ as thebodge and foule being vnited make one man, or corporall as the parts ofabuilding are coupled one with another : but this coniun6lionand vnion is made by the fpirit ofGod, which dwelling in the manhoodofChriíl aboue meafúre, filling it with thegraces-thereof, isfrom it deriuedveto all the faith- full and true members ofChrif}sbodie,filling them with the likegraces in meafure; and on our part by a true and liuelie faith,whereby«e.doeapplie vnto vs Chrifl Iefusand all his benefits. And -this appeareth Eph.2.22. where theApoflle Eph.z.as faith that use arethe habitationof God6y thef»rit.And i.Ioh.4., i.Iohn.4. I.3 . Hereby ive know that wedwellin himandhein vs,6ecaufehee hathgiuen vsofhirfpirit.So that by thefpirit ofGoddwelling invs,we are made.one with.Chrift and.Chrifl withvs. NOW themanner whereby this vnion is made is this ; the faithfull man,body and foule is vnited vnto whale ChriftGod anti man; but firll and immediatly to the humane nature,and me- dratly therebyto thediuine nature,both which are mofh.ne- ceffary; for life and faluation is wrought forvs byverrueand power ofthe Deitie,but it is deriued and communicated vn- to vs by the humane nature ofChrifl.Accordiiig to that Ioh. 6.54.Whofoeuereatethmyfle,G anddrinkethmy 6loud,hath eter- Tchn6:54; nalllífe,and Iwillraifè him vp at the /Iday. And thisis the _unionwhich is betweene Chrifl our-head and vs his mein- ben,byverruewhereofwee haue fure intereft and iufl title, both toChrifland all his benefits, his obedience. death and merits,by which we are iuflified, fan&ified and faued. And fo muchconcerning the parts-ofonreffecrlual calling, fè the meanes whereby : the Lord-thus talleth vs are firfl on bíi. meaner Gods part the preachingofthe word,which is made effeatr- fY tfcaw4 all by the inward operation ofhis fpirit; firíhömollifie our calling. hard hearrs,and truly to humble vs,b.yPettingbefore vs oar fines and corruptions, and this is clore Ely: the preaching.
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