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f
our
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he compareth
himfelfto the
flock and
roote,and
all
the
faith-
toh,
a
y,:°
full
to
the
branches;
and
the Apollle
expreffeth it
by
a
meta
-
pI
oricall fpeech
taken
from
a
building,comparing Chrift
to
the
foundation,and
the
Church to
the refl
ofthe
building,
Eph.2.2o.2
r.22.
Now
we
mull
not
conceiuc
of
this
vnion,
EphcEs.so.zz
thatitis
either
natural!,
as
the three
perlons in
Trinitie
are
vnited
in
the
faine
diuine
nature, or perfonal[
as
the
bodge
and
foule
being
vnited
make
one man,
or
corporall
as
the
parts
of
a
building
are
coupled one
with another
:
but this
coniun6lion
and vnion
is
made
by
the fpirit
of
God, which
dwelling
in
the manhood
ofChriíl
aboue meafúre,
filling
it
with
the
graces-thereof,
is
from
it
deriued
veto
all
the faith
-
full and true members
of
Chrif}sbodie,filling them with the
like
graces
in meafure;
and on
our part by
a
true and liuelie
faith,whereby
«e.doe
applie
vnto
vs
Chrifl
Iefus
and
all
his
benefits.
And
-this
appeareth
Eph.2.22.
where
theApoflle
Eph.z.as
faith
that
use
are
the habitation
of God
6y
the
f»rit.And
i.Ioh.4.,
i.Iohn.4.
I.3
.
Hereby
ive
know
that
we
dwell
in him
and
he
in vs,6ecaufe
hee
hathgiuen vs
ofhi
r
fpirit.So
that
by
thefpiri
t
of
God
dwelling
in
vs,we are made
.one
with.Chrift and.Chrifl
with
vs.
NOW
the
manner whereby this vnion
is
made
is
this
;
the faithfull
man,body
and
foule
is
vnited vnto
whale Chrift
God
anti
man;
but
firll and
immediatly
to the
humane nature,and
me-
dratly
therebyto
the
diuine
nature,both
which
are
mofh.ne-
ceffary; for
life
and faluation
is
wrought
for
vs
by
verrue
and
power
ofthe Deitie,but it
is
deriued and communicated
vn-
to
vs
by the humane nature
ofChrifl.Accordiiig
to that Ioh.
6.54.Whofoeuereateth
myfle,G
and
drinketh
my
6loud,hath
eter-
Tchn
6:54;
nalllífe,and
I
will
raifè him
vp
at
the
/I
day.
And
thisis
the
_union
which
is
betweene Chrifl our-head
and
vs
his mein
-
ben,by
verrue
whereof
wee
haue
fure
intereft
and iufl
title,
both
to
Chrifland
all
his benefits,
his
obedience. death
and
merits,
by which
we
are
iuflified,
fan&ified
and faued.
And
fo much
concerning the
parts-
ofonreffecrlual
calling,
fè
the
meanes
whereby
:
the
Lord-thus
talleth
vs
are
firfl
on
bíi.
meaner
Gods part
the preaching
ofthe
word,which
is
made effeatr-
fY
tfcaw4
all
by
the inward operation
ofhis
fpirit;
firíhö
mollifie our
calling.
hard hearrs,and truly to humble
vs,b.y
Petting
before
vs
oar
fines
and
corruptions, and
this
is
clore
Ely:
the preaching.