R CHrift Railed to the glory of God bis father,bow. 176. "Beleevers railed to the glory of God Atively and Paffively. Refurrection Corporall and Spiritual First Refurre&ion from Chrift. First Refurrection imperfect. Returrection fpirituall refembling the Corporall in fi particulars. Refurre&tion (pirituall a Difficult work 160.161. Refurre&tion fpiritual a work to which man naturally is sindifpofed and averse Refurrection of Chrift a patterne of the first Refurrecti $164. Refurre&ion of Chrift a pattern of the Chriftians fecond Refurrection. Refurrection to life,proper to belcevers 180 183 Chrift the Efficient caufe of the Belcevers first and fécond First Refurrection common to all beleevers seadus Refurre&tion. Evidences of the first Refurrection." Motives to the firft Refurrection. First Refurrection how attained First Refurrection a mercy to be acknowledged 189. 195. 196. </215. 227. 233. First Refurrection to be evidenced by the actions of a fpi rituall life Believers hom to Rise mare and more. S 24. 245 Sanctification a benefit flowing from union with Chrift. Stability of a Regenerate mans eftate. 38 48 Strivings of fin ina regenerate perfon, comforts against them! I. The two Adams in Stocks donutos.. Chrift a generous Stocks 1.1.4. Naza Unity among Chriftians Union with Chrift defirable and neceffary 8,26 Union between Chrift and the beleever infeparable 10,82 Union myfticall a neer union Union with Chrift aubonour to Believers Voyce of Chrift raifing dead fouls Ewoɔɔ] emaißirdool's to malinga fjiado to noiubem. 081 W. Waiting for glory the Believers property 32 196 oila” 1791 of 6 Wildings, fuch are all men by nature ང་་ Pag.24. In31.for in r. to. p.37.1.23.r. in ingrafting.. P.54.19.dele and. p.93.1.1.r.difcovers. 1.z.dele make p.133.1.20.for that r.of. p.142.1.31.1 from, p.161.1.9. r.mbolly. p.136.1.1 1.r. was white, J.3.1.1 gäμarp:204. 1.7.4.palideles. p.224.1.1. r. not. Corazona fide Myftical The great Gospel Mystery of the Chriftians Union and Communion IS ROM. 6. VER. 5. For if wee have been planted together in the likeneffe of his death,wee fhall bee alfo in the likeneffe of his Refur rection N the verfe foregoing, Context. rection; both Represented, fealed and con B veyed Divifion. veyed unto the beleever in, by, and through the Sacrament of Baptifm, [Therefore we are buried with him by Baptifm into Death, that like as Chrift was railed up from the dead by the gtory of the Father; even so we also should walk in newneffe of life.] What he there plainly and fimply propounds, in this 5th verfe he profecutes and illuftrates; which he doth by an apt and elegant Similitude, or Comparison. A Similitude taken from planting or grafting, where the Graft and the Stock being made one, partake in Life and Death, dying together in the Winter (feeming fo to do, Reviving, and living together in the Spring. Even thus (faith the Apostle) fareth it with Chrift and the Beleever. The Beleever being implanted and ingrafted into Chrift, made one with him, from that union floweth the like Communion, and that both in his Death and Refurrection, [For if we have been planted together in the likeneffe of his death, we shall be also in the likenesse of his Refurrection.] In which paffage we may take notice of two things, a Suppofition, and a Pofition. The Suppofi- Suppofition or Ground-work in the former Atin words, [If we have been planted together in the Pofition. Likeneffe of his Death.] The Pofition or Inference deduced from, and built upon that ground in the later,[we shall be alfo in the likeneffe of his Refurrection. Begin with the former, the Suppofition, [If we have been, & This the Apoftle here fuppofeth laying it down for a ground-work, Abyor that' that All Beleevers are planted together with Christ in the likeneffe of his Death, which we may (for the better handling of it) breake, or refolve into two diftinct Propofitions or The Suppofi Conclufions. tion refolved 1. Beleevers are planted together with into two Propolitions. Christ. 2. They are planted together with Christ in the likenee of his Death. The former more generall, the later more particular. Ifhal infift upon them severally,beginning with the former. Propofit. x All Beleevers are planted together with All beleves Chrift Planted together. EuμqUTO, faith the are planted cos Originall: where the Prepofition (Ew, together with ther) may admit of a twofold reference. Ei- A doplerofe. ther it may be referred to Chriftians themfe-ence of th felves,or to Chrift and them. Christ. wo d (tug I. 1. To Beleevers themselves [We have ther). been planted together] i.e. (faith Erasmus, )To be cevers wee Jews and Gentiles, both which are now themselves. planted together in the fame ftock: or, wee, viz. Paul himself and all other beleevers,even the whole company of the faithfull, who are EuPUTO, planted together, like so many Σύμφυτοι, branches growing upon the fame ftock,making up one myfticall body. A truth, which the Apoftle elsewhere fetteth forth under another Allegory,of a Building, Ephef.2.20,21. where resembling Chrift unto a Foundation-ftone,hee compares other beleevers to fo many ftones laid upon that foundation, all fitly framed to gether, and builded together for an habitation |