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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.
The sum of all is this, That Union, which no distance of place or time can break or dissolve, must needs have a great deal of mystery in it.
7thly. The Union between Christ and Believers is lasting and durable; were it not so, very black consequences must needs ensue. There might possibly be no Church at all; that Article of our Creed, which concerns the Holy Catholic Church and the Communion of Saints, might cease and become no object of Faith; the death of Christ might be in vain; his precious sufferings ⟨p. 150⟩might be without fruit; the great Promises, as well those which are made to Christ touching a seed, as those which are made to Christians touching perseverance, might utterly fail and come to nothing. These are very momentous things; yet passing them over, it will suffice to consider what a King, Husband, Foundation, Vine, Head, Food, Christ is; the excellency of him above all the earthly patterns, will evidently prove the perpetuity of this Union.
7thly. The Union between Christ and Believers is lasting and durable; were it not so, very black consequences must needs ensue. There might possibly be no Church at all; that Article of our Creed, which concerns the Holy Catholick Church and the Communion of Saints, might cease and become no object of Faith; the death of Christ might be in vain; his precious sufferings ⟨p. 150⟩might be without fruit; the great Promises, as well those which are made to Christ touching a seed, as those which are made to Christians touching perseverance, might utterly fail and come to nothing. These are very momentous things; yet passing them over, it will suffice to consider what a King, Husband, Foundation, Vine, Head, Food, Christ is; the excellency of him above all the earthly patterns, will evidently prove the perpetuity of this Union.