Lectures upon the four first chapters of the prophecy of Hosea Wherein the text…Lectures vpon the foure first chapters of the prophecie of Hosea Wherein the text…

Fourthly, as in marriage there is not only a verbal or imaginary conjunction, but also a real and substantial union, not of the body alone, but also of their hearts and minds, so ⟨p. 289⟩as they are no more two but one flesh: so in the marriage of Christ and his Church, the union between them is real and substantial, and that in respect of their whole person, body with body, and soul with soul; neither is the Church united unto Christs humanity alone, but to the whole person God and man, for such is the inseparable union between the two natures of Christ, that they who are conjoined with the one, are knit to the other likewise. So Joh. 6. 56. Ephes. 5. 30. ¹1. Cor. 10. 16. 17. & 6. 17.

Fourthly, as in mariage there is not only a verball or imaginarie coniunction, but also a reall and substantiall vnion, not of the bodie alone, but also of their hearts and mindes, so ⟨p. 289⟩as they are no more two but one flesh: so in the mariage of Christ and his Church, the vnion betweene them is reall and substantiall, and that in respect of their whole person, bodie with bodie, and soule with soule; neither is the Church vnited vnto Christs humanitie alone, but to the whole person God and man, for such is the inseparable vnion betweene the two natures of Christ, that they who are conioyned with the one, are knit to the other likewise. So Ioh. 6. 56. Ephes. 5. 30. ¹1. Cor. 10. 16. 17