Precious faith considered in its nature, working, and growth

Secondly, It is congruous to Christ the Head: Union goes before Communion; first, Faith unites us to Christ, and then all Graces flow from him: hence Faith is called the Churches neck, Cant. 4.4. knitting to Christ the Head, and from thence deriving all Spiritual life into the body of Believers. This also is set before us in Christs Humane Nature, which had first, at least in nature, the Grace of Union, and then that of Unction; He that is in Christ is a new Creature, 2 Cor. 5.17. made so by his being in Christ; He that hath the Son, hath life, 1 Joh. 5.12. Hath it by having the Son. Indeed Faith and Repentance go before our Union with Christ, as being of necessity thereunto; but all other Graces follow after it, as most naturally flowing from Christ the Head, of whose fullness all Believers receive Grace for Grace.

Secondly, It is congruous to Christ the Head: Union goes before Communion; first, Faith unites us to Christ, and then all Graces flow from him: hence Faith is called the Churches neck, Cant. 4.4. knitting to Christ the Head, and from thence deriving all Spiritual life into the body of Believers. This also is set before us in Christs Humane Nature, which had first, at least in nature, the Grace of Union, and then that of Unction; He that is in Christ is a new Creature, 2 Cor. 5.17. made so by his being in Christ; He that hath the Son, hath life, 1 Joh. 5.12. Hath it by having the Son. Indeed Faith and Repentance go before our Union with Christ, as being of necessity thereunto; but all other Graces follow after it, as most naturally flowing from Christ the Head, of whose fulness all Believers receive Grace for Grace.