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Christus in corde, or, The mystical union between Christ and believers considered in its…
Christus in corde, or, The mystical union between Christ and believers considered in its resemblances, bonds, seals, privileges and marks by Edward Polhil ..., Esq.Christus in corde, or, The mystical union between Christ and believers considered in its resemblances, bonds, seals, priviledges and marks by Edward Polhil ..., Esq.
London: printed by A.M. and R.R. for Tho. Cockerill, 1680
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.
3ly. Christ is food by way of eminency: Food above all food; other bread is comparatively but a shadow or mere figure; but he is the true bread, [Greek or Hebrew], living bread, which makes men live for ever; other bread comes but out of the earth; but he is that bread which came down ⟨p. 115⟩from Heaven. The Son, very God, came down into our flesh, and in it was broken upon a Cross, that his body and blood might become bread for us. He hath (saith Bishop Usher) by his death made his flesh broken, 1and his blood poured out for us upon the Cross, to be fit food for the spiritual nourishment of our souls, and the very well-spring from whence by the power of his Godhead, all life and grace is derived unto us. Thus that excellent man. Other food being inferior to the body, is changed into our substance; but Christ the spiritual food being infinitely more excellent than our souls, turns believers who feed upon him, into his own likeness. Christs blood may be read in their serene consciences, his death may be seen in their continual mortifications; his Spirit shows it self in their holy graces; as they live at an higher rate, so they live in a more divine manner than other men. Their humility, meekness, love, zeal, obedience, patience, tell us that they live upon him; who turns the eater into himself; the eater so participates of him, as to be assimilated to him.
3ly. Christ is food by way of eminency: Food above all food; other bread is comparatively but a shadow or meer figure; but he is the true bread, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, living bread, which makes men live for ever; other bread comes but out of the earth; but he is that bread which came down ⟨p. 115⟩from Heaven. The Son, very God, came down into our flesh, and in it was broken upon a Cross, that his body and blood might become bread for us. He hath (saith Bishop Ʋsher) by his death made his flesh broken, 1and his blood poured out for us upon the Cross, to be fit food for the spiritual nourishment of our souls, and the very well-spring from whence by the power of his Godhead, all life and grace is derived unto us. Thus that excellent man. Other food being inferior to the body, is changed into our substance; but Christ the spiritual food being infinitely more excellent than our souls, turns believers who feed upon him, into his own likeness. Christs blood may be read in their serene consciences, his death may be seen in their continual mortifications; his Spirit shews it self in their holy graces; as they live at an higher rate, so they live in a more divine manner than other men. Their humility, meekness, love, zeal, obedience, patience, tell us that they live upon him; who turns the eater into himself; the eater so participates of him, as to be assimilated to him.