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31. Accordingly we must conceive of that Union (before mentioned Thes. 10.) of Christ with Believers here, and with the glorified hereafter, as to his Divine Nature; which may well be called mystical, and is of late become the subject of some mens contentious opposition, and is matter of difficult enquiry to the wisest. And yet it is hard to say that in all their hot opposition any sober men are in this disagreed: For 1. it is by such commonly confessed that the Spirit of Christ doth operate more excellent effects on believers than on others, and on the Blessed than on the damned; even making them liker unto God. 2. And that this Holy spirit is by Covenant related to them, to operate for the future more constantly and eminently in them than in others. 3. And that this Spirit proceedeth and is sent from the Father and the Son to do these works. 4. And that Christ is Related to each Believing and each Glorified soul, as one in Covenant self-obliged (or a Promiser) thus by his Spirit to operate on them. 5. And that he is thus Related to the whole Church or society of such persons, whereof each Individual is a part.

31. Accordingly we must conceive of that Vnion (before mentioned Thes. 10.) of Christ with Believers here, and with the glorified hereafter, as to his Divine Nature; which may well be called mystical, and is of late become the subject of some mens contentious opposition, and is matter of difficult enquiry to the wisest. And yet it is hard to say that in all their hot opposition any sober men are in this disagreed: For 1. it is by such commonly confessed that the Spirit of Christ doth operate more excellent effects on believers than on others, and on the Blessed than on the damned; even making them liker unto God. 2. And that this Holy spirit is by Covenant related to them, to operate for the future more constantly and eminently in them than in others. 3. And that this Spirit proceedeth and is sent from the Father and the Son to do these works. 4. And that Christ is Related to each Believing and each Glorifyed soul, as one in Covenant self-obliged (or a Promiser) thus by his Spirit to operate on them. 5. And that he is thus Related to the whole Church or society of such persons, whereof each Individual is a part.

So that all this set together telleth us, that every Believing and every Glorified soul is said to be United to Christ in all these several conjunct respects (as to his Godhead) 1. In that he eminently operateth Grace and Glory in them, that is, Holy Life, Light and Love, by the Holy Ghost: And this he doth (as God doth all things) per essentiam, and not as distant by an intermediate Virtue which is neither Creator nor Creature: As the very Sun-beams touch the illuminated and heated object. 2. By a moral-relative Union by Covenant to that individual person, to do such things upon him. (As husband and wife are United by Covenant for certain uses.) 3. By a Political Relative Union, as that person is a member of the Church or Political body, to which Christ is United by Promise as aforesaid: who denieth any of this, and who affecteth more?