The whole body of Christian religion, by Hieron. Zanchius. Translated out of Latine by D. Ralph Winterton.

DOCT. V. That Christ's union with us, and ours with Christ is threefold: and what their order is.

FUrther we acknowledge a three∣fold union of Christ with us, and us with Christ; The first, in our na∣ture once made; the second, which is every day made in the Persons of every one of the elect, but as yet absent from the presence of the Lord; and the last, which shall be with the Lord in our own Persons, when we shall be personally present with him, when God shall beb 1.1 all in all. And the first of these is referred unto the second; and the second, unto the third: As nature was ordained unto grace; and grace, unto glorie. For the first was made by the assumption of our nature, into the unitie of the Person of the Word. The second is

made by the assumption of our Per∣sons into grace, and into one Mysti∣call body with him, and so unto thea 1.2 participation of the divine nature, as Peter speaketh. The third and last shall be made by the assumption of us all into glorie everlasting with Christ. And we doubt not but Christs will was, to shew unto us before the second by the first, and the third by the second: that by what is done al∣ready we might be confirmed in hope of that which shall be hereafter.

Notes

• b 1.1

  Coloss. 3.11. 1 Cor. 15.2••.
• a 1.2

  2 Pet. 1.4.