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A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, writtenA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written
A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, written by the blessed apostle St. Peter. By Thomas AdamsA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written by the blessed apostle St. Peter. By Thomas Adams
London: printed by Richard Badger and Felix Kyngston for Jacob Bloome, 1633London: printed by Richard Badger and Felix Kyngston for Iacob Bloome, 1633
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Thus the hindrances being removed, we come to consider the matter of this Entrance, wherein it consists. and how we are here said to have it. It stands in two things; our Union with Christ and our Communion with the holy Ghost.
Thus the hindrances being removed, wee come to consider the matter of this Entrance, wherein it consists. and how we are here said to have it. It stands in two things; our Vnion with Christ and our Communion with the holy Ghost.
First, for our Union with Christ; for if the head be entered, the members cannot be denied. The personal union of the Son of God to our nature, was a great mystery, 1 Tim. 3.16. Without controversy, great is the mystery of godliness; God wa• manifested in the flesh. Yet let me boldly say, in respect of us, there is another nearer conjunction required to this Entrance, 1 Cor. 6.17. He that is joined to the Lord, is one Spirit. First, that hypostatical union was the conjunction of Gods Nature and mans nature in general: but this is an union of the Son of Gods Person, and the believers person in special. Secondly, though Christ took our nature upon him, and that with all humane infirmities, yet clean void of all sins: in this he takes to him the believers person with all his sins: though we be full of wickedness, he knits us to his holy and glorious self. He is the Head, we are the members: but some tyrant may cut off the members from the head. He is the Husband, we are the wife: but death divorceth man and wife. He is the Vine, we are the branches: but man may slip off a branch from the Vine. He is the Corner-stone, we the building: but a foundation may be bereft of the edifice; and come to the Temple of Jerusalems case; Non lapis super lapidem; To have not one stone left upon another. But when it is said, we are One Spirit with Christ, here can be no separation: spirit may be parted from body, not spirit from spirit, never from it self: not two, but one spirit,