. 'The orderofthe catfes foore.Eph.•·••·•·Pet. i + whmby m.jlgrw and p'Htiuus promifts ttregiut11 'Zinto vs, th4t by thtm)tjl1ou/dbe partakn-s Dftbeg~d!J mtt,re~;, tbat;uftie thecorrRpt;on ~ which i4 intheworld thrdughIHjl. Phil.>. r.lfthmba •ny conf•l<rion i• Chdf/, ifanywnfortofloue, ifanyfeBITPjl>ip oftheJPirit,&c. The rhings vnited.In this vnion notour fault alone is vt~ited with ChriUs fouie 1 0r our fl:fh with his flefi1 : but the whole p<rfon ofeuery fairhf'ul man,is verily cQ;oint'd with the wbok perfou ofour Sauiour ChriO: God and man. The manneroftheir vnion isthi!. A faith– full man firflof all an.l immediately is vnited to the fl..fh, or human!! n:l.ture ofChrift, and afterward by rearon ofthe humaniric' tothe word it fclfe,or diuioe nature.For fa,luation & life dependeth on that fulndfe ofthe godhead which is itl ChrifLyct it is not communicated vntovs, but in the A n,, and by the Adh of Chriftloh.6. 53. c.<tept ytr.tethtfl•fl•,•nd drin~e the bl'iod ofthe s~nneof m:m, y:: h.~tuc n~ .lift inyou 56. Htt/w tatcth m.rflrjl>,•d drin– ~eth my bl~od,d!JpeNetb inm(,4nd 1mhim. The bond ofthis vnio11.This vnion ismade 'bythe(pirit of God applying Chrifl voto vs: and on our partsby faith receiuingChrift le~ fusoffcred voto vs.And for thiscoufo it is ter– med a fpirituJll vnion. Chrift,becaufe he is the head ofthe f.1ithfu!l, . is to b: confidered as apublike man fuflai– nin~ lhe perfon of all the eleCt. Hence is it thatfhe faithfuJI are foid to bo crucified with Chrifl, and with him todie,and robe buried. Ro:n.6.4,5,6. to be quickned. Eph. •· 5.to be raifed vpandplaced in heauen.v. 6. Col+'· the which is noronc!y ip regardofthe hope ofthe faithfull,but bccoufe they arcoccepted of God ccrtenly to hauedone aJI rhefe things in Chri!l: euen as in.Adams firfl finneall his pofieritie afrerward W.:!S tainted of flnoe. Amember of Chrifl is diuerlly diaingui. Ched : and it is fo eitherbefore men,or God. A An ~auall dyin~ordecaying member,iseuery one truly engrolfed into Chrill, •·ho bath nofeehngof rhe power and efficacie of the quickening fpirit in him. He is like vntoa benummbed leg without fenfe, which indeede is ap.nt ofm3.ns body, andyet receiueth no nourifbment: fuch are thofe faithldfeooes who for a time doe faint and are ouercom~ vnder the heaoy burdenoftentations, &their fi:1s : fuch are alfo thofe excommunicate per– Ions, who in regard of their engrafling are true members)howfocucr in regatd ofthee,. ternall en nmui,ion with the: C!mrch,and cffi. cacieofthe fpirit, they are not members, till fuch time, as they being ro&ched •·ith repenB ~nce,doe begin as itwere,to liuc again:. God ex:cutetb this elf,auall calling by certaJnc mcanes. I The: firft, is tht: fauinghearingof the word of~ God, which is, when thcfJid word ouc.. wardly is preacl.ed, to fuchan one as is both I dead il'l his finnes, and dcth not Co much as dreame of his faluation. bAnd firfl ofall,the 1 Law Chewing aman his fin, & the punill1mcnt rh:reof,which is cternal!death:afterward the Gofpell,fi1ewing falua.tion by Chrifi Icfus, to ruch 2S bdeeoe. (c) And inwardly the<yes of the mind :!re enligHtened, d chc: h.eart & eares opened,that he may fee,heare,and vnder.fland the prraching ofthe word of God. 'Ezech. r6.6. When1p•!fid fry thee, 7 foltl thee poU•ted C in thine B\\l'ne b/Dod,11ndfoid vnto thtt,When thou Before men they are themembers ofChrifl, who outwardly profefsingthc faith,arc chari tably repmed by rhe Church as true mebers. But fi1ch deceiuing at length, both rhemfdues and the Church,.nay be reprobates: and ther– fore in Gods prcfencc they ;~re no more true: rnebersJ then arc the noxious humors in mans body, orawooddenkg orotherioynrcun– ningly fa!lened to another part ofrhe body. A;pine, tm:m~rs before God, are fuch, as either are decreed to be ro, or at!ually are fo 1lreadie. Such:~-. arc decreed to befo,are they, 'll'bo being elect frOll ercrnity,are eitheras yet nor born,or not ca!Ied.Joh.ro. t6.0thtrfoup h~ut I ;whichare "" ofthisfold:the alfo muj/ Jbring. lll•f/ in thyb/,.d,thoHjhaltliue. Efa. S5. 1. Ho, e~ury ~ne that thirfttthJcomeye ttJ the w~ters~ & y: th11t htmt noJilner, come ~IIJ, llnd ttttt: 'ome1 f-J, andb•y ltline andmilk!_ "itboutjilu<r, 411d withrmt money. Ioh. I .r 1• .As m~ny M rtctiuu/ him,to tbiheg(l;Jr this pri~tiledgr,thlfttheyjl,tmld htcDme thefomJrJDfGtJd: nflme!J,tothem "Whi,·h belerued iR hu name. (b)Rom·7·7·1lznnvnotfin, oRtby thd<m~: for I had l!ot k[-ownelnft, e.·ctpt the lawhadf"Ui, Thou fo•lt nOli• f..' r.loh.>. ' 27.But the annointing \.lJhich ye recciutdofhim.. I dwellerh in1ou: andyte neede not tho~t ttnym4n ! tMchJou:b,st 114 the(4me annointing ttachttl;yolli D[ ~tllthingsJttnd Utrut, 4r.dUnor lji11g,ar.d A4 it 1 u t<ughtycu,ye jlra/1abidt in him. d ACi.t 5.I 4• D .A6trtlfine wrnnannamtd Lydi4~ AftDrrofpttr• . ple,ofthe citie ofthe Thy~tirians )4 l\1tJrjhipptr ef God,h,.rdvs, ltlhofe heart qod openrd,that jl>et l'ltttndedto thrrhingohat P~ulf)~k.!.· Ffa.io.6. ThoH "rt tJot ddiJ.httd rritb facrifice tmd burnt offerings,bur mine Mrrshajl thossopentd. Ioh.6. 44.N·"m~n C4tJcomt '1111UJ me,t.nrpt rhtFath1r ' ltthichh4th[tntmtldrawhim: ~tnd lwiOrttift him vp at the laj/dr:J.Ef•·S·t·6• The Lord h4th cflUtd rbu, bring a& a"Wom:mfurfo~ttJ, and 44/l yong wife,whm thou waftrzfufedfaith thrL.,.d. The fecond, is the mollifying ofthe heart, the which mu!l be bruired in pe~ccs, that it may be fit to rcceiue Gods fauiog grace offe~ rt:dvntoit.Ezech. 11·19· TwiRgiiJethrmone heart~ ~tnd /uli/1P"' ant\\1 fPirit within their bo-wt!s:And1win tak! thejlome hrart out oftbtir bodics,andJWiHgiuethtmanhenrtojjlefl>· 1 ACtual! members of Chrifl, are either li– uingordyingmembers. An aCiuallliuing member ofChrifl is eue. ry one elee!ed, which b•ing engraffed by faith, and the fpirit ii1to Chrifl, doth feele andJhew forth the power ofChrifl in him. There
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