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consideration_n of_o moral_a union_n which_o be_v all_o that_o some_o and_o those_o very_a considerable_a person_n will_v admit_v to_o intercede_v betwixt_o christ_n and_o believer_n by_o moral_a union_n we_o understand_v a_o harmony_n of_o will_n a_o agreement_n in_o design_n a_o confederation_n in_o affection_n in_o a_o word_n a_o union_n by_o way_n of_o mutual_a and_o reciprocal_a love_n it_o be_v style_v moral_a from_o its_o band_n or_o ligature_n which_o be_v love_n love_n be_v not_o only_o â—he_v principal_a and_o chief_a but_o the_o source_n and_o fountain_n of_o all_o humane_a affection_n all_o the_o affection_n be_v but_o the_o several_a form_n and_o shape_n of_o love_n desire_n fear_v anger_n hope_v sorrow_n delight_n etc._n etc._n be_v but_o the_o various_a form_n and_o aspect_n of_o love_n according_a as_o its_o object_n be_v circumstantiate_v under_o the_o consideration_n of_o absent_a present_a easy_a or_o difficult_a to_o be_v enjoy_v etc._n etc._n as_o the_o object_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o friend_n be_v only_o another_o self_n friendship_n which_o be_v nothing_o but_o mutual_a endearedness_n or_o a_o confederacy_n in_o sincere_a affection_n save_o that_o it_o superadd_v conversation_n and_o society_n to_o love_n be_v not_o only_o style_v by_o hierocles_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o noble_a efflorescence_n &_o perfection_n of_o virtue_n but_o aristotle_n define_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o one_o soul_n in_o two_o body_n or_o as_o horace_n call_v virgil_n who_o he_o entire_o love_v dimidium_fw-la animae_fw-la the_o half_a of_o his_o soul_n now_o a_o love-union_n we_o ready_o acknowledge_v between_o christ_n and_o believer_n as_o it_o be_v infinite_a compassion_n which_o influence_v he_o not_o only_o without_o motive_n but_o in_o despite_n of_o obstacle_n in_o we_o to_o become_v our_o ransom_n so_o have_v redeem_a we_o by_o his_o blood_n and_o engrave_v his_o image_n upon_o we_o by_o his_o spirit_n he_o do_v with_o 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that_o christian_n acknowledge_v christ_n for_o their_o legislator_n and_o obey_v he_o as_o their_o sovereign_n grand_a expression_n and_o magnificent_a term_n in_o subject_n that_o require_v low_a be_v a_o argument_n of_o no_o great_a discretion_n in_o a_o common_a author_n and_o to_o imagine_v that_o in_o the_o scripture_n petty_a thing_n shall_v be_v declare_v in_o form_n that_o be_v august_a lofty_a and_o emphatical_a be_v to_o think_v diminutive_o of_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n in_o a_o word_n if_o there_o be_v no_o more_o intend_v under_o all_o those_o symbolic_a expression_n which_o we_o have_v mention_v but_o that_o believer_n own_o the_o authority_n of_o jesus_n christ_n by_o believe_v his_o doctrine_n and_o submit_v to_o his_o law_n than_o we_o wonderful_o expose_v the_o gospel_n to_o contempt_n by_o tell_v the_o world_n that_o under_o a_o grandeur_n of_o word_n and_o hyperbolical_a expression_n thing_n of_o a_o mean_a and_o low_a sense_n be_v to_o be_v apprehend_v and_o conceive_v i_o shall_v only_o urge_v this_o from_o two_o other_o pattern_n union_n to_o which_o the_o scripture_n in_o the_o shadow_a forth_o and_o illustrate_v the_o oneness_n between_o christ_n and_o christian_n signal_o allude_v the_o first_o of_o these_o symbolical_a union_n be_v that_o of_o the_o association_n and_o adhesion_n of_o the_o component_a particle_n &_o corpuscle_n of_o meal_n of_o which_o a_o loaf_n be_v knead_v and_o compact_v for_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v it_o be_v one_o loaf_n of_o which_o we_o partake_v we_o be_v therefore_o one_o body_n viz._n in_o christ_n who_o participate_v of_o that_o one_o loaf_n loc._n 1_o cor._n 10.17_o picherellus_n well_o observe_v that_o paul_n do_v not_o say_v we_o be_v one_o loaf_n or_o bread_n though_o our_o translation_n render_v it_o so_o but_o that_o he_o argue_v from_o the_o coalition_n of_o the_o cluster_n of_o the_o small_a corpuscle_n of_o meal_n of_o which_o a_o loaf_n be_v knead_v and_o 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