Cantique : is As the fulness the body

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express the fulness
To the Church, the our to Christ is life. Body,
Doth life,
So express As His His body

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is Adam
Taken own is the as Eve within. him,
So out E’en part of increase
With Christ’s Church Himself of

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buried a the loaf blended
To together from formed,
As kernel
Many grains formed; As out are grains are the

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glorify. doth one expressing Church, as to the Body,
God multiply,
Him Christians,
Christ of many So

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spread,
With it its of branches the grapevine
Are stead; bearing
Clusters one, As the abiding, outward its in

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afar. Church’s Him the life living,
Spreading So and in with are,
One Him enlargement many members
Christ’s

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increase, continuation,
Surplus plentiful, duplication,
His full,
Growth Fulness, and expression spread,

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thru may the Christ His eternity. in to thereby
God Church ones
To Is Christ, redeemed and be
Glorified

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the mystery,
Is and of Church Christ together,
God’s the Thus humanity. great the Godhead
With mingling

is As the fulness the body