A55302:89
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 Holy Spirit is another cement. In whom, that is, in Christ the Foundation, you are builded together for an habitation of God through the spirit, saith the Apostle, Ephes. 2.22. The earthly Foundation and Building are joined together by dead matter like themselves;1 but Christ who is a living Foundation, and Believers who are lively stones, are united together by the Holy Spirit; this is a great mystery; the same Holy Spirit which is in him, is in them also.
- 1Christus, sive lapis sit in aedificio, sive radix in arbore, sive vitis in viveâ, sive caput in corpore, semper est non solum vivens, sed vita vivificans. Zanch. in loc.
Again, The Foundation supports and bears up the Building; in like manner Christ supports and bears up the Church, the whole weight of it lies upon him; without him all the spiritual stones would instantly sink, and totter down into a chaos of emptiness and confusion: To make the excellency of this supportation appear, we must consider first what manner of Foundation he is; and then in what manner he bears up the Church.
Touching the first, He is a Foundation able and every way complete to support and bear up the Church; a short scanty Foundation cannot do its office; but he is an ample large one, multitudes of Believers in all ages have been built upon him, and yet there is room for more. Did all the men in the world build upon him by Faith, he would bear them all up to life eternal; a weak faltering Foundation cannot do its office; but he is a strong one, a Rock which cannot fail. When St. Peter made that glorious confession, Thou art Christ the son of the living God; our Saviour answers him, Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church,