- - .AndmyBelo"Pedf$ mine. fon to his wife, as the l·lath paffed over all the S BR. XIX., right of her felfe to her husband : fo it is in this myfiicall marriage, that that intitles us to communion of graces is union of perfons between Chriftand his Church, I ammy Beloveds,andmy Belovedhimfelfl is mine;And indeed nothing elfe will comeat a Chriftians hearr, he would not care fo much for Heaven it felfe, if he had not Chrift there ~ the Sacrament,Word,and Com– forts,why·doth he efieemethem~ as they come from Chrifi,and as they lead to Chrift; it is but :m adulterous .and baf~ affection to love any thing fevered from Chrifl:. Now from this union of perfons come~ a That ftorn union of perfonr communiGn ofall other things whatfoever, I dm comes commu· my Beloveds andmy Beloved is mine: If Chrill nion~au other h. r lf b . h 11' . h h h h things'Whatlffile e emme, t en a 1s mme, w at ·e at foever done, what he hath ruffered is mine, the benefit • of all is mine, what he hath is mine,his prerogatives :tnd priviledges to be the Son of God, and heire of Heaven,and the like, all is mine. Why~ himfelfe is mine, union is the foundation of cornmunion.So it is here with the Church, I am my Beloveds) my.perfon is his, my life is his, to glorifie him, zmd to lay it downewhen hewill, my goods are his, my reputation his, I am conrent to facrifice all for bim, I am his, all mine is his : fo you fee there is union aFJd communion mutually between Chrifi and bis Church. The Originall and fpring hereof is Chrills uniting and communicatiog himfelfe to his Church firQ, the fpring begins to the fireame, what hath the Ee ftreame i ·------..,-.------~---- ----
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