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Blessed unions. An union with the son of God by faith. And, an union…
Blessed unions. An union with the son of God by faith. And, an union in the church of God by love, importunately pressed; in a discourse which makes divers offers, for those unions; together with a copy of those articles, where-upon a most happy union, has been lately made between those two eminent parties in England, which have now changed the names of Presbyterians, and Congregationals, for that of United Brethren. / By Cotton Mather ; [Six lines from Mead]
Boston: printed by B. Green for Samuel Phillips, 1692
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.
Preliminary 2.
Praeliminary 2.
It is more peculiarly the Lord Jesus Christ with whom all Believers▪ have their Union. It is the Lord Jesus Christ, as GOD▪ MAN, who is, The Head of the Church; and in that capacity we have our Union with Him. Indeed, the Personal Union of the Two Natures in our Lord, is that upon the account whereof He is an Object admirably Fitted for an Union with us. Hereby 'tis, that He becomes our Immanuel, or, God with us; and so poor, mean, vile Man, may become, One with Him▪ ⟨p. 7⟩Our Lord Jesus Christ is Man; and the Kindred which by His Incarnation He comes to have unto us, does marvellously make way for our Union unto Him. It may •ow be said, as in Heb. 2. 11. Both He that Sanctifieth, and they that are Sanctified, are all of one. If therefore they become one, it will not be such a Monstrous Union as Nebuchadnezzars Idol showed, where the Head was of one Metal, and the Members of another. Our Lord Jesus Christ is God also; and the Infinite Perfections of His Divinity, do Infinitely furnish Him to bestow those Benefits for which His Union with us, is intended by God. We are told in Col. 2. 19. It pleased the Father, that in Him there should all Fullness dwell. That Fullness is needful to obtain and maintain the ends of this Union; we have now an Head that can supply all His Members, with whatever good they have occasion for.