Chap. t.Se8:. tt. Book IV. 493 of all regenerate men. And this feems clear to me : I . By Scriptures. 2. By Arguments. . . . I. The Scriptures are fuch as thefe, H erhM belteveth Oil me, M the S crzptllre fauh, John 7.;8,39 oret of hi< belly jhall flow rive;s of living water; but thil Jftak! he of. the Spirit, which they th.<t believe on him jho11la remve, for the holy Ghoff WMnot yetgs.vm, becaufe that !ef 1 u w.u not yetglorified ; for thofe words, out of hu. bellyfballjl~w rwers oflwmg. W4ter, by living water, IS meant grace, by nvcrs of l;vmg water, IS mean.r. the mamfold graces of the Spirit, by theflowing of thefe rivers, rs meant the aboundmg and communicatina of thofe graces from one to another, and by the belly ·out of whteh tho{c rivers jl>o"ld flow, is meant the heart indued or filled with the holy Gho~ \ no~ the fpri 11 gand rivers, the fountam and f\reams are d1verfe t?mg;, and to be ddhngmthed; the one is rhecaufe, and the ()therrhe effect; the one IS the tree, and the other the fruit . it is the holy Ghofl: filling the hearts of believers, thll is the fpring and fountain ,.;hence all thofe rivers of living warers flow; and thereforefaith the Evangelifl: ex 7 prelly, Thi< fpak$ he of the Spirit, which they that believe jhould receive; of what Spirit? even .of the holy Ghoff, which in full meafure w.u not yet given, becauferhat Chriftwa< not yet glorified; it is the fameSpirit which b,Jievers receive, whence All theft rivers of living waters flow; but thofe nversflow not from habitual grace, nor fromany of the graces of the holy Ghofl, but from the holy Ghofl himfelf. Again, When the Spirit of trmh u co.,e, ~e will p side yozt into a!! truth,- -- andl!e John r6.r;. will jhr~v you rhiNgsto come. Now the habits of grace cannot gutde or teach; or thew a man things to come; the habits of grace cannot {peak, and hear; as it is there · written, He jhall not f}eak.. •f himfelf, bztt whaefoever hejl~an hear, that jhall he Jfteafv This can be no other than the Spirit in his own perfon, this is the Comforter , that hears , and fpeaks , and guides into all truth , and thews us things to come. Again, The lrnJe of G•d u jhtd abroad in our hearts by·the Holy Ghoff which u given Rom. S· s• unto"'· Bdides, the grace of the Spirit, which is the loveof God; the Holy Ghoft, or the Spirit it felf is faid to be given unto m. And, Te are not in the flejh, but in the Spirit. Iffo be thattheSpirit of God dwell in Rom. 8. 9• you, Here's a plain diffiriction berwixt the new man, our being in the Spirir, and theSpiritdwelling in us; Now if anymanhttve n•tthe Spirit of Chriff, (i.e.) the fame holy Spirit which dwclleth in our he1d and Saviour Jefus Chnfr, he u none •f hu.-· -- B•t if tht Spirit of him that raifed lef"' from the dead dwell in you, he v. xr. that raifed np Chriff from the dead jhalt alfo quick!n y_o11r mortal bodies, by hu Spirit that dwelletb inyou. This Spirit cannot be meant of habitual g~ace_, for habitual grace did not raife up Jefus from the dead; . no, no, it was the fame Spirit that dwelt in Cbri!l:, and that dwells in us. , Again, Know y< not that ye are the Temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelI Cor. p6. leth inyou?--- And k/!owye not that yo~~r body u the Temple of the Holy Ghoff, 1 Cor· 6 • '9· which .u inyou? now gifts and graces are not properly faid to dwell in Temples; this b~longs rather to perfons thon qualities; and therefore it is meant of the Holy Ghof\ h1mfelf; Te ar<the Temples of the living God; furelygracesarenottheliving God; •Cor.6.I6. Butye are the Temples of the living God; M Godhathfaid, !will dwell ill thtm, and wall(, in them, and I will bt th<ir God, and they jhall be my peoplt. · 2.. The Arguments to confirm this, are fuch as thefe; I. AClions are afcribed to the Holy Ghofl:, as given unto us, or dwelling in us, When the Spirit u come, he will reproverhe world of fin.--- And when the Spirit of John 16.8,1~. trmbucome, het•illguideyouinto all truth.-- A nd ye haV< received the Spirit oJRom.8.rs,r6 adoprzon, whereby ye cry Abba Father: - -;--- A nd thu Spirit bearer~ witnefs with our Jftmts, that we drethechddren of God. Thefe actrons are ufually g•ven to the Holy ~bo~. I mean to tharHoly Ghofl: which we receive, and dwelleth in us; it reproves, tt gmdes, 11 helps, 1t fatisfies, it witrtefferh; now, afliones funt fuppofttorum, actions are of perfons; and not of qualities; habitual grace cannot reprov~, or guide, or teach, or help our mfirmmes : thefe are the aClions of the Spirit himl:Mf.._m his own perfon. z .. The Spirit.itfdf is the bond of our njfiical union with Jefus Chrifl, and th.ere– fore 1t IS the Sptnt rtfelf that dwelleth in us. Look as it is in our body, thereis head and members, yet all are but one natural body , becaufe they are anitmted and quickned by o~e and the felf fame foul ; fo iti; in ther;nyfl:ical body, Chrifl is ou bead, and we are hiS members, and yet both of us are but one myf\ic~l body, by reafon of tbe felf F ff 2 -- fame
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