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98 THE FIRST AND THE SECOND MAN.the Head and the Church the Body make one completeBody. Thirdly, in the first the manhood hasits own will, 7 but through Q union with the Godheadis impeccable and indefeasible ; and in the secondthe Body of the Church, though possessing its ownliberty, is so ruled by Christ and guided by HisSpirit, that it cannot fail in truth or in charity.Fourthly, in the first there is an influx of celestialgifts from the Person of the Word into the manhood,and in the second there is a like influx fromChrist the Head into His Body the Church, so thathe who hears the Church hears Christ, and he whopersecutes the Church, as Saul before the gate ofDamascus, persecutes Christ. Fifthly, in the firstthe Head, through the "manhood as His instrumen.,ilfilled all the economy of redemption, dwelt amongmen, taught them, redeemed them, bestowed onthem the gifts of holiness and the friendship ofGod ; and in the second, what He began in Hismanhood He continues through the Church as Hisown Body,30 and bestows on men what He meritedin His flesh, showing in and by the Church Hispresence among men, teaching them holiness, pre-30 Compare S. Athanasius cont. Arian. de Incarn. p. 877 c. -KOI orau6 TleVpos, acr^xxAcos ovv ywwaK¬TU iras of/cos 'ItrparjA tin Kal Kvpiov KalavTov fTToi-rjcrev 6 0ebs roiTov TOJ/ 'lr)v vpeis ttfTavpucraTe, ov ireplTTJS ©eJTTjTos auTOu Ae'yei, oVi Kal Kvpiov avrbv Kal Xpiafbv eiroirjcrev, aAAa TreplTi)S avOpcoTTor'rjros auTOu, T^TIS ecrrl Traaa rj eV/cATytria, TJ ev avry Kuptevovcra Kalvovaa, fiera TO avrvv aTavpudrjuai' Kal ^ptOjueVTj els PaffiXfiav ovpavuv,'tva avr r 5t' avrrjv tavrbv Kevuxravn Kal a.va\a&6vTLSia TT)S SoyAt/crjs