l J41a 401on aadddiMhttàon. /39 with him : i'o that afterapeculiar manner, Chrifl is made the head, and euery repentant finner, a member ofhis myflicall bodie.loh.i7.20.Ipraynotfor thefe alone, 6ut for them alp which 'hall defecas un nee, through their word. I.That theyallmaybeone,as thoa,0F.tther,art inme,andI inthee: Sinnthat they may beealp oneinvs.Eph.z .2 o.Wee aremembersofhis bodie,ofhisflefh, andofhis bones. Ioh.t g. i . fans that true vine, and my Fatheris the h, f and_ man. z.Euerybranch thatbearethnot f siteinme,he tal¿eth azray:andewer), one that bearethjuite,hepurgeth it,thatitmaybrimfourthmorefrssite.Eph. 2.20. Built vpan the foundationofthe Prophets and ipoflles, wh. fe cornerfloile is fefusChruffhltnfelfc.ar .Inwhomalithebuilding coupled tagether,,growethvn= to an holy temple in the Lord. az.Inwhomyearealp builttogether,to h theha- bitationof godly theIbirit. This,albeit it be amoll neere and real! vnion, yet weemull not thinlce,that it,by touching,tnixture,or,as it were,by foulderingofone foule with another, neitherby abare agreement ofthe fóulesamong themfelues : but by thecom- munionand operation ofthe farnefpirit, which being by nature infinite, is of full-icient abilitie to conioyne thofe things together, which are of them felues farredif}ant from eachother : the like we feein the foule ofman, which con ioyneththe headwith the foote..Eph.2.2. 2. 2 .Pet. r.4.where6y no/l-great and preciouspronsifes aregitienvetovs, that by themye /hoasldbee partakersvictim godlynature, in thatyeflue the corruption, which is in theworld through luff. Phil.2.r. Iftherebeeany confolation inChris% ifanycomfort of/cue, ifanyfrl- lotvíhtp ofthefirit,&r. The thingsvnited. In this vnion not our foule alone is vnited with Chrifls foule, or our flefh with his flefh : but the whole perfonofeuery faithful' man, is verelyconioyned with the whole perfonofourSauiourChrifl God &man. The tnarmer óftheirvnion is this. A faithful! manErnofall and inamediat- ly is united to the flefh,or humane nature ofChrif},andofervvard by reafonof the bumanitie,to the word it felfe, ordiuinenature. For faluation and life de- pendethon thatfulnefl'e oftheGodheadwhich is in Chrifl, yet it is not com- municated vnto vs,but in the flefh,andby the flefhofChri(l.loh.6.y 32xcept yeBate theflefh,anddrinketheblondoftheSonne ofman,ye haxeno life Mims. 56.17ethat catethmyflefb,anddrinketh myblond,dwelleth inme,andIinhim. The bondofthisvnion. This vnion is made by thefpirit ofGodapplying Chrifl vntovs : and on our parts by faith receivingChrifl Iefus offered vnto vs.Andforthis caufe is ittertned aSpirituali vnion. Chrifl,beèaufe he is the head ofthe faithfull,istobe confideredas apublique man fuflaining theperfonofall thedes. Hence is it that the faithful! are fayd tobe crucified withChrifl,and withhim to die,& tobeburied, Rom.6.4,5,6. to be quickned,Eph.z.5.to be railedvp,andplaced inheauen,verf.6.Co1.3.!. thewhich is not onely in regard ofthe hope ofthe faithful', butbecaufe they areacceptedofGod certainly to haue done all there things in Chrif} : eutn as inAdams firflfinneall hispolleritie afterward was tainted offinne. A
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