The holy Eucharist, or, The mystery of the Lords Supper briefly explained

Quest. How shall we know that we are in this Vine?

Answ. 1. By being ingrafted into the Vine. Faith is Vinculum unionis, the ingrafting grace. And herein Faith hath a peculiar excellency above other Graces. Other Graces make us like Christ, but Faith makes us one with Christ^*. Other Graces make us lively Pictures of Christ, but Faith makes us living Branches of Christ. By Love and Humility we imitate Christ; but by Faith we are implanted into him, as the graft or siens is in-oculated into the Tree. Let us therefore examine whether we have this ingrafting Grace. Faith admires Christ's beauty, confides in his Merits^*; submits to his Laws; Faith gives up its will, its love, its life to Christ. Faith hath two hands, with one it takes Christ for its Sin-offering, with the other it gives up it self to Christ as a Burnt-offering.

Answ. 1. By being ingrafted into the Vine. Faith is Vinculum unionis, the ingrafting grace. And herein Faith hath a peculiar excellency above other Graces. Other Graces make us like Christ, but Faith makes us one with Christ^*. Other Graces make us lively Pictures of Christ, but Faith makes us living Branches of Christ. By Love and Humility we imitate Christ; but by Faith we are implanted into him, as the graft or siens is in-oculated into the Tree. Let us therefore examine whether we have this ingrafting Grace. Faith admires Christ's beauty, confides in his Merits^*; submits to his Laws; Faith gives up its will, its love, its life to Christ. Faith hath two hands, with one it takes Christ for its Sinoffering, with the other it gives up it self to Christ as a Burnt-offering.

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