6 The elect people who are styled, The house of God, are those that are comprised under this title, Church, which is the communion of Saints. In this communion, mall that profess the true Christian Religion, and subject themselves to the ordinances thereof, are, in the judgement of charity, reputed. To these nS. Paul having given this title, house of God, to show whom he meant thereby, he addeth, which is the Church of the living God. These Saint Peter meaneth where he saith, Judgement must begin at the house of God, (1 Pet 4. 17.) For as the whole Church jointly considered in 3it self, so also every particular member is counted and called Gods house. Thus is this phrase taken where the Apostle, in relation to the Lord, saith, Whose house we are, (Heb. 3. 6.) and again, Ye are the temple of the living God, as God hath said, I will dwell in them, (2 Cor. 6. 16.) So as every one may account himself to be a spiritual house of God, so he walk not in the flesh, but in the spirit.
6 The elect people who are stiled, The house of God, are those that are comprised under this title, Church, which is the communion of Saints. In this communion, mall that professe the true Christian Religion, and subject themselves to the ordinances thereof, are, in the judgement of charity, reputed. To these nS. Paul having given this title, house of God, to shew whom he meant thereby, he addeth, which is the Church of the living God. These Saint Peter meaneth where he saith, Iudgement must begin at the house of God, (1 Pet 4. 17.) For as the whole Church jointly considered in 3it selfe, so also every particular member is counted and called Gods house. Thus is this phrase taken where the Apostle, in relation to the Lord, saith, Whose house we are, (Heb. 3. 6.) and againe, Ye are the temple of the living God, as God hath said, I will dwell in them, (2 Cor. 6. 16.) So as every one may account himselfe to be a spirituall house of God, so he walk not in the flesh, but in the spirit.
- m1 Cor. 1. 2. 1 Pet. 1. 2.
- n1 Tim. 3. 15.
- 3Domum Dei spiritualem seips•m qu•sque agnoscat, qui tamen non in carne ambulet, sed in spiritu. Bern. sup. Cant. Ser. 46.
