A55302:79
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.
On the one hand Christ took an humane nature that he might espouse us to himself; to him, as mere God, sinful creatures could ⟨p. 61⟩not be joined, his pure Majesty could not admit them to approach to him; but that he might have a Spouse among men, he left his Fathers bosom and came down into an humane nature; Majesty was put under a veil of flesh, and through that we have access to him. It would be a very strange thing, for a glorious Angel to come down into the rank of worms, and espouse matter; much more admirable is it, that the very Son of God (one infinitely more above an humane nature than an Angel is above matter) did come down into our frail flesh, upon design to espouse us to himself: never did love so stoop and condescend as here. On the other hand Believers are content, as much as may be, to put off their corrupt nature, that they may be joined to him; he put on a pure humane nature for them, they put off a corrupt one for him; at his call they leave their own people and their Fathers House, I mean, the corruption they were born or bred in; nothing is dearer or nearer to fallen man than his corrupt flesh, and those lusts which are the members of it; yet they part with it and them for Christ: Their Motto is, Christus meus est omnia, my Christ is my All.
On the one hand Christ took an humane nature that he might espouse us to himself; to him, as meer God, sinful creatures could ⟨p. 61⟩not be joined, his pure Majesty could not admit them to approach to him; but that he might have a Spouse among men, he left his Fathers bosome and came down into an humane nature; Majesty was put under a vail of flesh, and through that we have access to him. It would be a very strange thing, for a glorious Angel to come down into the rank of worms, and espouse matter; much more admirable is it, that the very Son of God (one infinitely more above an humane nature than an Angel is above matter) did come down into our frail flesh, upon design to espouse us to himself: never did love so stoop and condescend as here. On the other hand Believers are content, as much as may be, to put off their corrupt nature, that they may be joined to him; he put on a pure humane nature for them, they put off a corrupt one for him; at his call they leave their own people and their Fathers House, I mean, the corruption they were born or bred in; nothing is dearer or nearer to faln man than his corrupt flesh, and those lusts which are the members of it; yet they part with it and them for Christ: Their Motto is, Christus meus est omnia, my Christ is my All.