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of_o the_o body_n through_o the_o subserviency_n of_o these_o part_n which_o by_o the_o great_a &_o wise_a architect_n of_o the_o humane_a fabric_n be_v thereunto_o design_v that_o there_o be_v in_o like_a manner_n supply_v of_o spiritual_a life_n &_o strength_n from_o christ_n to_o every_o believeâ—_n through_o the_o moral_a subserviency_n of_o one_o christian_n to_o another_o in_o the_o duty_n and_o office_n which_o he_o have_v appoint_v thus_o the_o apostle_n eph._n 4.15_o 16._o have_v style_v christ_n our_o head_n he_o add_v by_o way_n of_o define_v the_o sense_n in_o which_o he_o be_v so_o from_o who_o the_o whole_a body_n fit_o join_v together_o and_o compact_a by_o that_o which_o every_o joint_n supply_v according_a to_o the_o effectual_a work_n in_o the_o measure_n of_o every_o part_n make_v inerease_v of_o the_o body_n unto_o the_o edify_a itself_o in_o love_n and_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n only_o more_o emphatical_o speak_v the_o same_o apostle_n col._n 2.18_o and_o not_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d joint_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v say_v he_o those_o vincula_fw-la and_o ligature_n by_o which_o we_o be_v copulate_v to_o christ_n and_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bond_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v those_o media_n by_o which_o we_o be_v concatenate_v to_o one_o another_o now_o say_v he_o the_o ligature_n by_o which_o we_o be_v knit_v to_o christ_n as_o our_o vital_a head_n and_o by_o which_o we_o receive_v quicken_a influence_n from_o he_o be_v the_o spirit_n and_o the_o grace_n thereof_o especial_o faith_n the_o second_o argument_n in_o opposition_n to_o our_o author_n hypothesis_n shall_v be_v raise_v from_o such_o scripture_n text_n as_o be_v not_o allusive_a to_o any_o pattern_n union_n but_o yet_o be_v manifestative_a of_o such_o a_o intimate_v conjunction_n between_o christ_n and_o christian_n as_o a_o political_a relation_n be_v so_o far_o from_o give_v we_o a_o adequate_a notion_n of_o that_o indeed_o it_o bear_v no_o proportion_n nor_o analogy_n to_o it_o nor_o shall_v i_o insist_v on_o such_o place_n at_o this_o time_n as_o express_v christ_n abide_v in_o we_o and_o our_o abide_n in_o he_o his_o dwelling_n in_o we_o and_o our_o dwelling_n in_o he_o his_o be_v in_o we_o and_o our_o be_v in_o he_o though_o a_o political_a relation_n be_v too_o mean_a and_o low_o to_o answer_v the_o grandeur_n of_o these_o phrase_n he_o that_o without_o prepossession_n and_o prejudice_n consult_v these_o follow_a text_n viz._n joh._n 15.4_o joh._n 6.56_o 1_o joh._n 4.13_o 2_o cor._n 13.5_o col._n 1.27_o rom._n 8.10_o 1_o joh._n 5.20_o 2_o cor._n 5.17_o will_v soon_o find_v that_o such_o a_o union_n as_o intercede_v between_o a_o prince_n and_o his_o subject_n be_v too_o flat_a jejune_n and_o cold_a a_o interpretation_n to_o sustain_v the_o weight_n of_o those_o sentence_n have_v the_o holy_a ghost_n design_v the_o deliver_v the_o doctrine_n which_o
we_o contend_v for_o he_o can_v not_o have_v choose_v term_n more_o plain_a full_a and_o emphatical_a to_o declare_v it_o than_o those_o by_o which_o he_o have_v express_v it_o in_o the_o forego_n place_n and_o the_o same_o subtlety_n that_o be_v use_v to_o persuade_v the_o world_n that_o what_o we_o allege_v be_v not_o the_o true_a meaning_n of_o they_o will_v equal_o serve_v to_o pervert_v their_o sense_n be_v that_o the_o intendment_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o they_o which_o we_o affirm_v there_o be_v two_o passage_n which_o i_o reckon_v eminent_o manifestative_a of_o the_o intimate_v conjunction_n that_o be_v between_o christ_n and_o christian_n which_o i_o shall_v at_o this_o time_n borrow_v some_o light_n from_o and_o reflect_v some_o upon_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o matter_n before_o we_o the_o first_o be_v that_o of_o paul_n heb._n 3.14_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o we_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o christ_n if_o we_o hold_v the_o begin_n of_o ouâ—_n confidence_n steadfast_a unto_o the_o end_n i_o know_v that_o modern_a interpreter_n do_v general_o suppose_v the_o name_n christ_n to_o be_v take_v here_o metonymical_o viz._n for_o the_o benefit_n of_o christ_n mediation_n but_o i_o judge_v that_o the_o apostle_n intend_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o by_o our_o partake_n of_o christ_n than_o mere_o so_o the_o syriack_n render_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o be_v mingle_v i._n e._n unite_a to_o christ._n chrysostom_n paraphrase_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o be_v it_o to_o be_v partaker_n of_o christ_n he_o and_o we_o be_v make_v one_o he_o the_o head_n we_o the_o body_n coheir_n and_o incorporate_v with_o he_o and_o according_o he_o make_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o beginning_n of_o our_o confidence_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d faith_n by_o which_o say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o be_v beget_v and_o consubstantiate_v with_o he_o i._n e._n intimate_o and_o true_o unite_v to_o he_o that_o a_o union_n with_o christ_n by_o some_o tie_n and_o ligature_n beyond_o what_o a_o bare_a own_n of_o his_o authority_n denote_v be_v here_o intend_a in_o our_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v make_v partaker_n of_o christ_n the_o use_n of_o the_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o same_o apostle_n from_o whence_o the_o noun_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d come_v induce_v i_o to_o believe_v when_o paul_n will_v express_v christ_n participate_v of_o the_o humane_a nature_n or_o of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n he_o do_v it_o in_o this_o phrase_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o seem_v clear_o to_o conduct_v we_o to_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o expression_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o we_o be_v now_o upon_o as_o he_o become_v no_o otherwise_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o by_o the_o assumption_n of_o our_o nature_n into_o union_n with_o his_o divine_a person_n so_o we_o do_v no_o otherwise_o become_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o by_o participation_n of_o the_o same_o spirit_n that_o inhabit_v the_o humane_a nature_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v the_o bond_n and_o medium_fw-la of_o that_o union_n which_o we_o plead_v for_o between_o christ_n and_o christian_n the_o other_o expression_n which_o i_o judge_v declarative_a of_o a_o high_a union_n between_o christ_n and_o we_o than_o what_o a_o political_a relation_n do_v imply_v be_v his_o be_v style_v our_o life_n life_n be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o christ_n not_o only_o formal_o as_o in_o its_o subject_n but_o causal_o as_o in_o its_o fountain_n nor_o be_v he_o only_o call_v the_o word_n of_o life_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o life_n but_o he_o be_v express_o say_v to_o be_v our_o life_n col._n 3.4_o and_o paul_n witness_v of_o himself_o that_o he_o live_v through_o christ_n live_v in_o he_o gal._n 2.20_o now_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v style_v our_o life_n mere_o with_o reference_n to_o his_o bring_v life_n and_o immortality_n to_o light_v in_o the_o gospel_n be_v too_o jejune_n a_o sense_n to_o sustain_v the_o weight_n of_o the_o phrase_n i_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o the_o gospel_n be_v the_o word_n of_o life_n and_o that_o it_o be_v so_o style_v in_o the_o scripture_n nor_o do_v i_o bring_v into_o debate_n christ_n be_v in_o a_o proper_a and_o eminent_a sense_n the_o alone_a author_n as_o well_o as_o the_o subject_a of_o it_o only_o i_o affirm_v that_o the_o make_v his_o reveal_n the_o gospel_n which_o discover_v the_o glad_a tiding_n of_o life_n and_o the_o term_n of_o it_o to_o be_v the_o only_a reason_n of_o the_o appellation_n give_v to_o he_o which_o we_o be_v now_o discourse_v be_v to_o impose_v a_o notion_n upon_o the_o expression_n which_o be_v too_o scanty_a and_o narrow_a to_o answer_v the_o majesty_n and_o grandeur_n of_o it_o and_o as_o the_o context_n even_o to_o any_o who_o do_v but_o superficial_o view_v it_o will_v not_o admit_v this_o to_o be_v its_o full_a import_n so_o the_o apostle_n expression_n of_o christ_n live_v in_o he_o which_o seem_v a_o commentary_n and_o paraphrase_n upon_o it_o do_v plain_o overthrow_v this_o from_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o it_o nor_o will_v it_o suffice_v to_o say_v that_o he_o be_v our_o life_n in_o a_o moral_a sense_n because_o our_o life_n of_o grace_n here_o and_o of_o glory_n hereafter_o be_v owe_v to_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o his_o death_n as_o their_o procure_a cause_n it_o be_v true_a that_o both_o our_o holiness_n and_o happiness_n respect_v christ_n meritorious_a life_n and_o death_n as_o their_o price_n but_o yet_o this_o neither_o come_v up_o to_o the_o loftiness_n nor_o exhaust_v the_o fullness_n of_o that_o expression_n he_o be_v our_o life_n much_o less_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n in_o this_o gloss_n that_o bear_v affinity_n to_o his_o live_n in_o we_o the_o only_a sense_n which_o bear_v a_o proportion_n to_o the_o word_n be_v this_o that_o as_o natural_a life_n proceed_v from_o and_o must_v be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o soul_n as_o its_o spring_n &_o principle_n so_o all_o spiritual_a life_n be_v owe_v to_o christ_n as_o immediate_o act_v we_o by_o his_o quicken_a spirit_n of_o ourselves_o say_v the_o learned_a bishop_n reynolds_n we_o be_v without_o strength_n without_o love_n 144._o without_o life_n no_o power_n no_o like_n no_o possibility_n to_o do_v good_a nor_o any_o principle_n of_o holiness_n or_o obedience_n in_o we_o it_o be_v christ_n that_o strengthen_v we_o that_o win_v we_o that_o quicken_v we_o by_o his_o spirit_n to_o his_o service_n christ_n be_v the_o principle_n and_o fountain_n of_o holiness_n as_o the_o head_n be_v of_o sense_n or_o motion_n and_o this_o he_o make_v to_o be_v one_o eminent_a part_n of_o the_o meaning_n of_o that_o place_n he_o that_o have_v the_o son_n have_v life_n 1_o joh._n 5.12_o though_o mr._n sherlock_n be_v not_o only_o please_v to_o tell_v we_o that_o it_o signify_v no_o such_o thing_n 103._o but_o treat_v those_o who_o do_v so_o paraphrase_n it_o with_o word_n full_a of_o contempt_n and_o scorn_n but_o to_o resume_v what_o i_o be_v upon_o forasmuch_o as_o no_o vital_a principle_n do_v or_o can_v operate_v but_o as_o it_o be_v unite_v to_o the_o subject_n that_o be_v to_o be_v quicken_v by_o it_o christ_n be_v then_o the_o principle_n of_o our_o spiritual_a life_n there_o must_v be_v a_o union_n of_o christ_n with_o we_o as_o the_o spring_n and_o foundation_n of_o his_o influence_n upon_o we_o no_o one_o thing_n can_v be_v suppose_v the_o principle_n and_o source_n of_o life_n to_o another_o without_o admit_v a_o previous_a union_n between_o they_o the_o three_o and_o last_o argument_n whereby_o mr._n sherlock_n hypothesis_n of_o a_o political_a union_n may_v be_v combat_v and_o if_o i_o mistake_v not_o utter_o defeat_v be_v levy_v from_o the_o vinculum_fw-la and_o bond_n by_o which_o the_o scripture_n report_v christ_n and_o believer_n to_o be_v copulate_v and_o bring_v into_o cohesion_n one_o with_o another_o as_o every_o union_n imply_v such_o a_o relation_n in_o the_o virtue_n whereof_o there_o result_v a_o oneness_n between_o the_o connected_a extreme_n so_o as_o the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o unitive_a principle_n or_o cement_n be_v such_o be_v the_o genius_n of_o the_o union_n itself_o and_o of_o the_o oneness_n that_o thereupon_o emerge_v now_o by_o consult_v the_o scripture_n which_o alone_o ought_v to_o regulate_v and_o bound_v our_o conception_n in_o the_o matter_n before_o we_o we_o find_v the_o spirit_n to_o be_v the_o vital_a ligature_n of_o the_o conjunction_n and_o coherence_n that_o be_v between_o christ_n and_o christian_n the_o very_a spirit_n that_o reside_v in_o christ_n be_v communicate_v to_o we_o we_o do_v thereby_o in_o a_o secret_a but_o sublime_a and_o real_a manner_n become_v knit_v and_o ligue_v