DOCT. XII. That this union is the principall end of the Gospell and Sacraments.
FRom whence we easily gather, what is the principall end of the
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FRom whence we easily gather, what is the principall end of the
preaching of the Gospell, and the ad∣ministration of the Sacraments: to wit, this: Our communion with Christ the Son of God, who for us was made flesh, who suffered & died for us, but now raigneth in heaven, and communicateth salvation and life to his elect and chosen: Our Communion with Christ, I say, here inchoate, and begunne, but here∣after to be perfected and finish'd in heaven: that further by this our true and reall connexion & conjunction, with his flesh and bloud, and his whole Person, we may at length be made partakers of eternall life, which was purchased by him, and resideth or abideth in him.