Thus the glorious God works graciously in and by all Means of his appointing, to the creating, encrease and perfecting of his singular Jewel.
2. THe formal Cause is very Remarkable in that peculiar saving application made of Christ to his Elect in their conversion, gradually carried on towards perfection by the Spirits gracious Operation. For then doth he stamp on that soul the glorious characters of Christs Image, and begets that new creature, which divine off-spring moves upward in∣stantly, in conjugal Reciprocations, dilating the soul in all her faculties to the further comprehension of Christ. It may be parallel'd with that Energetial Power, whereby the rational soul, and 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 animates the humane nature, into all sui∣table operations. What the soul is to man, in naturals, thats Christ to the soul in spirituals. The principle of all Life, Sence and Reason thus spiritually applied to the Regenerate, enables and excites, directs and strengthens them to the choice Im∣provements of this conjugal Acquaintance. Christ on mar∣riage terms by his Spirit in his Word, tenders and gives him∣self to be their Husband.* 1.1 By this quickening Touch, they are efficaciously moved to close with him,* 1.2 and keep close to him, by Matrimonial Reciprocations.* 1.3 Thus doth the gracious knowledge of Christ Receive its first Being and progressive