the new dispensation the baptized are foederati ; men bound together in covenant with Christ and with each other. There is but one baptism. All the baptized make the same profession, accept the same covenant, and are consecrated to the same Lord and Redeemer. They are, therefore, one body. “For as many as have been baptized into Christ, have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female, for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.” Gal. 3, 27. 28.
V. 6. One God and Father of all, who ἐδ over all, and through all and in us all, εἷς Θεὸς καὶ Πατὴρ πάντων, ὃ ἐπὶ πάντων Kal διὰ πάντων καὶ ἐν πᾶσιν ἡμῖν. ΑΒ the church is one because pervaded by one Spirit, and because it is owned and governed by one Lord, so it is one because it has one God and Father ; one glorious Being to whom it sustains the twofold relation of creature and child. This God is not merely over us, as afar off, but through all and in us all, 1. 6. pervading and filling all with his sustaining and life- giving presence. There are many passages to which the doctrine of the Trinity gives a sacred rhythm, though the doctrine itself is not directly asserted. It is so here. There is one Spirit, one Lord, one God and Father. The unity of the church is founded on this doctrine. It is one because there is to us one God the Father, one Lord, one Spirit. It is a truly mystical union ; not a mere union of opinion, of interest, or of feeling; but something supernatural arising from a common principle of life. This life is not the natural
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