372 CHRIST THE HE A D. Book II. World, and lince. 1. He comforts them by good Words and Promifes; he will not leave them comfortlcfs, but will come to them. 2. He affureth, that he would fend another Comforter, the Holy Spirit. 3· He prays the Father to take them into his Care and ProteCtion. 4· He cries out from Heaven, when Violence is offered to them: Saul, Semi, why perfecuteft thou me, &c. John xiv. xvi. xvii. Atls. xix. M E T A P H 0 R. P A R A L L E L. XV. The Head is the governXV. The Son of God, as Head of the Church, ing Part of the whole Man; the hath the Government on IllS Shoulders; hts Mem– Eyes, th1! Ears, the Hands, the bers hear his Voice, and keep his Commandments, Feet are all governed by the Head. and his Commandments are not grievous unto XVI. The Head loves the Body that belongs to it, and is concern– ed Night and Day for itsProfperity. them. XVI. Jefus Chri£1: loves his Church, yea, all his Members. He died to fave and redeem them, he fhed his Blood to wafh and fprinkle them, and went to H eaven to prepare a Place for them, and is concerned both Night and Day for their Profperity and Welfare; he will come again from thence to folemnize the glorious Marriage, and receive them unto himfelf, that where he is, there they may be alfo. I love them that love me. He ga"Je himfelf, that he might redeem us from all Iniquity. He bath loved us, and wajhed us from our Sins with his own Blood, Rev. i. 5· I go to prepare a Place for you. ,If I go away, I will come again, and receive you unto my Father, that where I am, you may be aifo. XVII. The Head receiveth ReXVII. The Son of God receiveth Reverence verence and RefpeC'c, Love and and RefpeC'c, Love and Honor from the Church, Honor, from the Body and the and all its Members, when others defpife him, Members. and account him an lmpoftor and Deceiver. But the Church fays, He is the Son of God, both Lord and Chril~, Lord of Glory, Lord of all the Princes of this Life, the Head of Angels, the choiceft and chiefeft of ten Thoufand: Wbom having not Jeen, they love; mtd tbough now they fee him not, yet believing, they rejoice with Joy un.fpeakable, and full of Glory, 1 Pet. i. 8. He is precious in their Efteem; his Name is as Ointment poured forth. MET A PH 0 R. D IS PAR IT Y. I. THE Son of God, the myftical Head, is joined to many numerical and phyfical Bodies: He is not only Head of Angels, even of all Principalities and Powers, but of all Men in fame Senfe; and to the <;:hurch, and every true Member thereof, in a more fpecial and peculiar Senfe: ]would have you to know, that the Head of every Man is Chrifl, and !Je is the Head ojthe Church, the Fulnefs of him that fills all in all. I!. The natural Head is joined 11. Jefus Chri£1: is joined to the myftical Head, I. THE natural Head is joined but to one numerical and phylical Body. to the phyfical Body, by flefhly by fpiritual and more lafting Bonds; as the Bond Bonds and Ligaments; Veins and of voluntary Choice, of Promife, and invifible Sinews, Nerves and Arteries, &c. Union. re bave not chofen me, hut I have chofen you. Becaufe I live, you Jhalllive alfo, tbet tbey alfo may In one, as thou, 0 Father, mtd I am one. I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfefi in one. Ill. The natural Head is fame– times lick, being liable to many Diftempers of very dangerous Con– fequence, as Apoplexies, &c. and being fo, it cannot help the Body. IV. A natural Head doth many times fall aOeep, and fa becomes infenfible, and incapable of fecur– ing its Body and Members, at that junEture of Time. V. A natural Head is weak, and want5 Help itfelf; for there is no Ill. The Son of God is never lick, but always in a capacity, not only to help his lick Body on Earth, but alfo againft all Difeafes; much more permanent than the Angels of God,. dwelling where Sicknefs cannot approach : Net/her jha/1 there be any more Sicknefs or Pain. IV. But the Son of God is the Angel of God's Prefence, and made the Keeper of Ifrael, who neither flumbers, nor Oeeps. V. The Son of God is not weak, wants no Help from other Men, in refpeCl of any Am or Sciences
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