144 An Expojition of the Epiftle ~ Obfetve again ih'-t.he Third place-, from what hath been delivered, That the Jerm' X. Saints are nearer untoChrifrthanAnge/J are, (as I told you before;) he is fo ~aHead tO men, as he is not to t~em:· Both their Union and ours with God, it is er • ~· by Chrift; now, if we be more united to Chtifi than they ate; then we are more nearly united to God too; more nearly united to Chri{t we are, for he is our Brother, he bath our Nature, he bath more of ours, he hat·h done more for us; \Ve are Sons by Adoption in him, he is our Husband, T0which of all the Angtls was it faid, that Chrift is thrif' Hu:r6mtd? Of which of all the Angels is it faid, that Chrifl if their S trviour ? The Church of God , is .the Qyeen; the Angels, they are our Guardians. We belong both to one Family, we are Wor• ihippers together; yet yo'u !hall find in Revel.). 9. where the Church is de– fcribed, that the Angels, they arHarther off from the Throne, than thefotsr and twenty Elders; and the likeyou hav-e Rrv.g.g, to,u, SER-
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