...blessed union between Christ and his church : The apostle explains himself in the next words, " This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church." This institution of marriagei and making the man and his wife one flesh, is a great mystery ; ie it...

...leave his father and his mother, and be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. This is a great mystery ; but I speak concerning Christ and the church. Nevertheless, let every one of you in particular, so love his wife even- as himself; and the wife see...

...church; even as to the number two, and no more. Eph. v. 31, 32. ' They two shall be one flesh. This is a great mystery ; but I speak concerning Christ and the church.' This parallel is made up by two, being joined in one ; but not in one being joined to many ; it can...

...set forth by the union that subsists between husband and wife.* (' They two shall be one flesh. This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church'). * We are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his hones,' saith the apostle. It is set forth by...

...personal union. And these two are one ; two are one flesh. " We are of his flesh, and of his bone. This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church." " He that sanctifieth, and they who are sanctified, are both of one." " He that is joined to the Lord...

...one." John xvii. 20, 2 1, 22. " We are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones." " This is a great mystery ; but I speak concerning Christ and the Church." llph. v. 30 and 32. On this mystical union it is important that every believer should insist, because...

...man leave his fother and mother, and cleave unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. " This is a great mystery : but I speak concerning Christ and the church." The head and members is another striking exemplification of this union, this mysterious union. It is...

...leave his father and his mother, and be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. This is a great mystery ; but I speak concerning Christ and the church. Nevertheless, let every one of you in particular, so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see...

...might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross. (1) And they two shall be one flesh ; this is a great mystery : but I speak concerning Christ and the Church. (m) For bothhe that sanctifieth, and they who are sanctified, are all of one; (n; and the glory which...

...word. The scriptural authority alleged for making a Sacrament of marriage, is Ephes. v. 32—" This is a great mystery; but I speak concerning Christ and the Church." The Latin vulgate, which the Church of Rome follows, has it — *' This is a great Sacrament." On the...