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A10394	Saint Pauls triumph, or cygnea illa & dulcissima cantio that swan-like and most sweet song, of that learned and faithfull seruant of God, Mr. Iohn Randall, bachelor of diuinitie: vttered by him (in an eleauen sermons, vpon the eight chapter of St. Pavl his epistle to the Romans, vers. 38.39.) lately before his death, in the time of his great and heauy affliction, and vpon the Communion-dayes, either altogether, or for the most part. And now published for the glory of God, the edification of his church and people, and the hononrable [sic] memoriall of the author, by William Holbrooke, preacher of the word of God.	Randall, John, 1570-1622.; Holbrooke, William.	1623 (1623)	STC 20678; ESTC S102568	146,192	249

with God or that men haue with God the first wee will let passe as not so incident to the point in hand For the second the Communion which men haue with God it is of two sorts also generall or speciall Generall which all men haue with God by nature as men for Christ hauing taken vpon him the whole nature of mankinde all men doe Communicate with him as he is man they partake with him and he with them as man with man as the Apostle-shewes Heb. 2.14 For as much as the Children were partakers of flesh and bloud hee also himselfe likewise tooke part with them c. The speciall Communion is that which we haue with God through Christ by grace and this likewise is of two sorts either in the outward meanes or in the inward truth of grace In the outward meanes of grace and this is the case of all Professors of the Gospell that are outwardly called to the Communion of the word and of the Sacraments they haue Communion with God in Christ in respect of the outward meanes of grace and are reputed members of Christs Body and this they haue as Christ is head of the Church visible In the inward truth of grace and this is proper and peculiar to the faithfull onely that are effectually called and by faith truely ingrafted into Christ and this Communion they haue with God in Christ as Christ is the head of the Church inuisible that is of the whole company of Gods chosen and this is the true Communion here intended Vnderstand it thus God loues his chosen freely in Christ Iesus and in his loue giues his Spirit to his chosen by his Spirit hee workes faith into their hearts by faith Christ dwels within them and is made one with them and they with him and so in him they are made one with God so then if yee aske me what this Communion is I say it is our vniting or ioyning to God If yee aske me who are the persons that are ioyned they are true Beleeuers all they and none else If ye aske me in whom they are ioyned I say in Christ Iesus Lastly if yee aske mee what manner of Communion this is I say it is by grace and by the Spirit and therefore it is a spirituall and holy Communion and so you haue the whole Doctrine and euery branch of it plainely cleared and opened So much for Explication Now secondly for Confirmation Confirmation 1. By Scriptures and that shall be both by Scriptures and Reasons First by Scripture 2 Pet. 1.4 We are made partakers of the godly or diuine nature c. True Beleeuers are not onely made partakers of Gods blessings or of his guifts but of Gods nature and being And how not by way of partition as if some part of the godly Nature were taken from God and giuen to vs for that is impossible the diuine nature can neuer be deuided but by way of Communion as communicating in the nature of God by a blessed vnion 1 Cor. 6.17 Hee that is ioyned to the Lord is one Spirit The Apostle here affirmes two things of euery true beleeuer First that euery true Beleeuer is ioyned or glewed to the Lord as the word signifies Secondly the proceede of it and that is this that they are one Spirit Euery true Beleeuer is ioyned or glewed to the Lord there is our Coniunction Euery Beleeuer that is ioyned to the Lord is one Spirit there is the proceede of this Coniunction euen to an holy and sound Communion The Scripture speakes yet more particularly affirming that we are not onely ioyned to Gods being and nature but to euery person in the God-head This blessed Communion is made betwixt vs and the whole blessed Trinity the Father Sonne and holy Ghost as in the 1 of Iohn 1.3 Our fellowship is with the Father and with his Sonne Iesus Christ there is our Communion with the Father and with the Sonne 1 Cor. 1.9 Yee were called vnto the fellowship of his Sonne Iesus Christ there is our Communion with the Sonne and in the 2 Cor. 13.13 The Communion of the holy Ghost be with you all c. there is our Communion with the holy Ghost We haue this Communion therefore with God the Father God the Sonne and God the holy Ghost In precise tearmes take it thus wee haue a Communion with God in Christ through the Spirit God the Father is the subiect to whom wee are vnited Christ is the Mediator in whom we are vnited the Holy Spirit is the worker by whom we are thus ioyned and vnited God loues vs freely and in his loue giues vs his Spirit and thereby workes faith in our hearts and by Faith and by the Spirit Christ is made one with vs and we with him and in him wee are made one with God So much for proofes by Scripture The Reasons why there is such a Communion of the faithfull with God are these The first reason is Confirmation by Reasons Reason 1 the Loue of God to them Ezek. 16.8 When I passed by thee and looked vpon thee behold thy time was the time of loue and I spread my skirt ouer thee and couered thy nakednesse yea I sware vnto thee and entred into a couenant with thee saith the Lord God and thou becamest mine What is the reason that the Lord did all this for his people It was his loue it was the time of loue and therefore he did ioyne them to himselfe and made them his Yet further our Communion with God in Christ is compared to a Marriage in Scripture Hosea 2.19.23 Ephes 5.31.32 Now why doth a Man marry a Woman Is it not because he loues her else hee dissembles but God cannot dissemble And therefore the maine reason why God marries vs and makes vs one with himselfe is this because he loues vs. Secondly the mediation of Christ makes this Communion God is in Christ and the Beleeuer is in Christ and there is the Communion the Beleeuer is one with God in Christ Christ by his Incarnation makes this Communion by his intercession he procures it and by his death he doth purchase it and by our sanctification he applyes it and makes it ours By his Incarnation hee makes it For Christ being God and comming downe and taking our nature vpon him and becomes man then there is Emanuel God with vs Matth. 1.23 not onely God with Christ as hee being made one with God but God with vs as we through Christ being made one with God and he with vs. Secondly in his Intercession he procures it as Ioh. 17.20.21.22 Neither pray I for these alone but for them also that shall beleeue in me through their word that they may all be one as thou Father art in mee and I in thee that they also may be one in vs Here Christ prayes for all true Beleeuers and what is his request that they all may be one c. that is there may be an holy Communion not onely betwixt