Cantique : the As body is fulness the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

the As body is fulness the