The sum of sacred divinity briefly & methodically propoundedThe summe of sacred diuinitie briefly & methodically propounded

Secondly, As the Vine and branches are of one¹ nature, the man and wife one flesh, the head & the members one Body: so we are one with Christ, and consequently one, one with another, as a Syens engrafted on the arm of a Tree, is both one with the Arm, and with the Tree it self. This our Saviour teacheth most sweetly, John 17. 21. That all may be one, as thou, Father, in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us. And by reason of this union which the members have with the head, and every member one with another, it is that the whole body (that is to say, Christ himself the Head, and all the Church which are his members) are called ⁿChrist, as we heard before. And so taking Christ together with his Elect the Catholic Church is called, The Mother of the Spouse himself, Cant. 8. 2. and the Church (that is, all the Elect) his Sister, Cant. 4▪ 9. and 8. 8.

Secondly, As the Vine and branches are of one¹ nature, the man and wife one flesh, the head & the members one Bodie: so wee are one with Christ, and consequently one, one with another, as a Syens ingraffed on the arme of a Tree, is both one with the Arme, and with the Tree it selfe. This our Sauiour teacheth most sweetly, Iohn 17. 21. That all may be one, as thou, Father, in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in vs. And by reason of this vnion which the members haue with the head, and euery member one with another, it is that the whole bodie (that is to say, Christ himselfe the Head, and all the Church which are his members) are called ⁿChrist, as we heard before. And so taking Christ together with his Elect the Catholike Church is called, The Mother of the Spouse himselfe,