Institutions of Christian religion framed out of Gods word, and the writings of the best diuines, methodically handled by questions and answers, fit for all such as desire to know, or practise the will of God. Written in Latin by William Bucanus Professor of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Lausanna. And published in English by Robert Hill, Bachelor in Diuinitie, and Fellow of Saint Iohns Colledge in Cambridge, for the benefit of our English nation, to which is added in the end the practise of papists against Protestant princes.

What is it to communicate with Christ?

It is not onely to professe Christ, or onely to communicate with his incarnation, whereby he was made a certaine one thing in speciall, with all mankind (although this incarnation be the foun∣dation of this Vnion, whereof wee intreat) neyther onely in affection, in loue, in consent and concord to bee vnited to Christ, nor to communicate only with the merits of Christ: But it is to haue Christ dwelling and liuing in vs, and vs to dwell and liue in Christa 1.1, and that in verie deed, (as Chrysostome spea∣keth) and naturally as Cyrill saith, that is, in the verie communica∣tion also of the humane nature of Christ to be vnited and ioy∣ned with Christ: to cleaue to him, and Christ to bee made ours, and wee in like manner to bee made Christs, and moreouer to bee nourished with Christ, or to be ioyned to him to be ingrafted into him, so that more & more growing vp into his mystical bodie in one spirit, we be members of his bodieb 1.2, of his flesh, and of his bones: And that we may all meete together in the vnitie of faith and knowledge of the Sonne of God, vnto a perfect man, and vnto the measure of the age of the fulnesse of Christ, Ephes. 5.30. and 4.13. Of which place Zanchius in his com∣ment, vpon it, discourseth most learnedly.

Notes

• a 1.1

  Ioh. 6.55
• b 1.2

  1 Cor. 6.15