A55302:343
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 Church tells us, that all her fruits were laid up for Christ, Cant. 7.13. Propter te, Domine propter te, is the Christians Motto in all his good Works. Now, if we look into our hearts, and see the spring of actions there, we may clearly see, whether we are in Christ or not. Whose Will do we look at, Gods or our own? What is our ⟨p. 298⟩Rule and Centre? Do we aim at the great End? Do we indeed desire, that God in all things may be glorified? If we do so, it is a sure sign, that we are united to Christ; we know the power of his Resurrection, and by his Spirit are lifted up above our selves to the great End of all things.
The Church tells us, that all her fruits were laid up for Christ, Cant. 7.13. Propter te, Domine propter te, is the Christians Motto in all his good Works. Now, if we look into our hearts, and see the spring of actions there, we may clearly see, whether we are in Christ or not. Whose Will do we look at, Gods or our own? What is our ⟨p. 298⟩Rule and Center? Do we aim at the great End? Do we indeed desire, that God in all things may be glorified? If we do so, it is a sure sign, that we are united to Christ; we know the power of his Resurrection, and by his Spirit are lifted up above our selves to the great End of all things.
The other is an humble dependence upon the influences of Christ the Head; as in Christ personal, the humane nature depends upon the divine; so in Christ mystical, the members depend upon the head; as Christs humane nature acted in union with the divine, so Christians do all in union with Christ; there is a Spirit flowing from Christ, which touches and moves all his members. Hence they are said to live in the spirit, pray in the spirit, walk in the spirit, do all in the spirit which descends upon them from the Head. Hence St. Paul saith, I live, yet not I, but Christ liveth in me,