Cantique : fulness As is the body the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

fulness As is the body the