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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 Parallel is the intimate love which is between Christ and Believers; he loves them as parts and pieces of himself, they ⟨p. 60⟩love him as their dearest head and husband; he loves not their graces only, but their persons; they love not his gifts only, but himself. Ordinances are his Banqueting house, Graces are his Love-tokens; but himself is the great centre of their love: He is ravished, nay, excordiated with their single eye of faith and chain of obedience, Cant. 4.9. they are ravished in him who is totus desideria, all or wholly desires; his person, natures, offices, life, death, resurrection, intercession, every thing in him is amiable in their eyes; his love to them is such, that he eats his honey-comb with his honey, wax and all, accepting their services notwithstanding the infirmities cleaving to them; their love to him is such, that, though sometimes they sleep and nod in humane frailty, yet their heart waketh; the inward bent and motion of it is to him, the least call or knock will make them rise and seek after him: There is an intimate love between him and them; but how far this exceeds that which is between man and wife, the tongue of men and Angels cannot fully utter. I shall only touch on one or two things.
The Parallel is the intimate love which is between Christ and Believers; he loves them as parts and pieces of himself, they ⟨p. 60⟩love him as their dearest head and husband; he loves not their graces only, but their persons; they love not his gifts only, but himself. Ordinances are his Banquetinghouse, Graces are his Love-tokens; but himself is the great center of their love: He is ravished, nay, excordiated with their single eye of faith and chain of obedience, Cant. 4.9. they are ravished in him who is totus desideria, all or wholly desires; his person, natures, offices, life, death, resurrection, intercession, every thing in him is amiable in their eyes; his love to them is such, that he eats his honey-comb with his honey, wax and all, accepting their services notwithstanding the infirmities cleaving to them; their love to him is such, that, though sometimes they sleep and nod in humane frailty, yet their heart waketh; the inward bent and motion of it is to him, the least call or knock will make them rise and seek after him: There is an intimate love between him and them; but how far this exceeds that which is between man and wife, the tongue of men and Angels cannot fully utter. I shall only touch on one or two things.