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one_o as_o well_o by_o love_v he_o as_o by_o believe_v in_o he_o to_o this_o say_v he_o i_o answer_v love_n make_v a_o moral_a union_n in_o affection_n but_o faith_n make_v a_o mystical_a union_n and_o a_o little_a after_o pag._n 480._o between_o god_n love_n and_o we_o come_v faith_n to_o make_v we_o one_o with_o christ_n and_o then_o the_o second_o office_n of_o faith_n he_o say_v be_v to_o justify_v in_o the_o same_o place_n so_o mr._n shepherd_n in_o his_o sound_a believer_n pag._n 111._o look_v as_o disunion_n be_v the_o disjunction_n or_o separation_n of_o divers_a thing_n one_o from_o another_o so_o union_n be_v the_o conjunction_n or_o join_v of_o they_o together_o that_o be_v before_o sever_v hence_o that_o act_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o unite_n we_o to_o christ_n can_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o bring_v back_o the_o soul_n unto_o christ_n or_o the_o conjunction_n of_o the_o soul_n unto_o christ_n and_o into_o christ_n by_o bring_v it_o back_o to_o he_o that_o before_o 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before_o faith_n by_o the_o spirit_n unto_o christ_n but_o that_o we_o be_v by_o faith_n wrought_v by_o the_o spirit_n whereby_o on_o our_o part_n we_o be_v first_o conjoin_v unto_o he_o and_o then_o on_o his_o part_n he_o by_o the_o person_n of_o his_o spirit_n 78._o perkins_n 1_o vol._n chap._n 36_o order_n and_o cause_n of_o damnation_n pag._n 78._o be_v most_o wonderful_o unite_v to_o we_o so_o mr._n perkins_n after_o he_o have_v show_v that_o the_o whole_a person_n of_o every_o faithful_a man_n be_v very_o conjoin_v with_o the_o whole_a person_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n god_n and_o man_n he_o say_v the_o manner_n of_o their_o union_n be_v this_o a_o faithful_a man_n first_o of_o all_o and_o immediate_o etc._n etc._n the_o bond_n of_o this_o union_n be_v this_o this_o union_n be_v make_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n apply_v christ_n unto_o we_o and_o on_o our_o part_n by_o faith_n receive_v christ_n jesus_n offer_v to_o we_o and_o for_o this_o cause_n it_o be_v term_v a_o spiritual_a union_n so_o page_n 299._o in_o his_o exposition_n of_o the_o creed_n show_v that_o the_o mystical_a union_n make_v we_o one_o with_o christ_n and_o this_o be_v by_o the_o spirit_n he_o say_v hence_o the_o bond_n of_o this_o conjunction_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o spirit_n descend_v from_o christ_n the_o head_n to_o all_o his_o member_n create_v also_o in_o they_o the_o instrument_n of_o faith_n whereby_o they_o apprehend_v christ_n 265._o perkins_n 2_o vol._n in_o his_o ep_n st_o gal._n 3.27_o pag._n 265._o and_o make_v he_o their_o own_o so_o mr._n perkins_n in_o his_o second_o vol._n propound_v this_o question_n how_o be_v all_o believer_n make_v one_o with_o christ_n where_o he_o make_v they_o only_o and_o never_o till_o then_o subject_n of_o this_o union_n answ_n by_o a_o donation_n on_o god_n part_n whereby_o christ_n be_v give_v unto_o we_o and_o by_o a_o receive_n on_o our_o part_n and_o a_o little_a after_o add_v that_o faith_n be_v our_o hand_n to_o receive_v 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