494 Book IV. 1!.ootttng unto jjcfu.s. Chap. 1o ~ea. u. fame_ Spirit dwelling in both.. And hence it is faid, rhar Chrif! ~~~ellecl;:;;~yh~ 'Cor. >3· 1· Sp11"1t; K notv ye not that ChnJI; (efl« 11 tn )'OH except ye be rcprobaw? - -- he that Juh., · ,6. eatetl, my jl,p,, and drink,ph my b!ood, dwefleth in me and I m him.--- And Jlive o.J. 2• 20 • (faith Paul) yet not I, but Chrif/; liveth inme. How in me? nor corFOrally, for in Atl. l· 2 ,, that fe_nfe the Heavens muf/; recewe h,m untt!l the ttme of the rejfitmion of all things; but fpmrnl)ly accordmg to the rdhmony of the Apof!le, becaufe ye are {ons, God GJI. 4·'· hathfent fortl?theSpiritof hu Son into your he,ms. This is rhe myfrcry that fhould be known among tl~e G~nriles, rhe glo~ious myfiery, yea rhe ~ich and glorious myfleCol. 1 . , _. ry; the Apoftle grves 11 all rhefe Epttheres, the riches of we glory of this my.ftery, which >.<, ChnJI; m you the hope of ;glory. 3. As S1tan keeps his refidence in wicked men, working rhem unto all manner of ~n, and bdlding rhem captive to do ~is will; fo _rhe Spirit of God coming and rhrufi– rn~ hrm out of polfeffion dwelleth m us, leadmg us unto all truth, replenilhing us wah a!I graces, and enchnmg us to all holy obedience. There is lirrle que/lion but whileft m~n remain in the fiare of infidelity rhe ftron~ man Satan keeps polfeffion, and dwellerb tn them, though nor after a grofs and fenhble manner, as in Demoniacks yer i_nvifibly and fpirirually, ruling and reigning in rhem, 'and making rhem his ilaves r~ do hr~ w•ll; and rherefore by the fame reafon when a flrongcr rhan he comech, even the good Spirit of God, lte calls him our, and rakes polfeffion, and dwells, and reigns, and rules in our fouls and bodies. . If rhe Spirit it felf dwell not in us, then how would there be three drat bearwirnefs? •]ohnf.S· theApofllerellsus, therearethree that bear,witnefs in earth (or in our hearts) the Spirit, the t~arer, and blood; now by water is meanr fanctilication, iris our fanctili– carion rhar bears wirnefs with us that we are the children of God . and rhisfancti– fication confifls either in rhe habit of grace, or in the actings of gr~ce; if therefore.' the Spirit of Chrift in abeliever were nothing elfe bur grace, rhen it were all one wirh rhe teftimony of warer; but there arc rhree that bear wirnefs, there's the ce!limony of the Spirit, of blood, and of warcr ; not only Juflification, and Sanctification, which are bur two wirnelfes, but the Spirit is fuperadded, and rhat alfo bears wirnefs in our Confriences, that we are the children ofGod, and rhat Jefus Chrift is theSon of God.-– Chriftia-ns! think me not tedious in thefe proofs ; rhefe are nor fpecularive notional poynrs, rhar rend n~t to e~ification,_ but are exceedin~ ~rofirable .. Only concerning the manner of the mdwelhng of thrs Sptnt m us , 1t 1s mofi dtfficulr ro conceive. Certainly it dwels notin us a> in Chrifi, viz.. bodily, Col. 2. 9· unmea{Hr~bty, Job. 3· 34· origin11Uy, 2 Cor. 3. 17. the Spirit is in Chrifl:, as light in the fun, but the Spirit is J,, cl;r~l/o ur in us as light in the air: neither dare I affirm, that the Spirit is in us more dfenrially tu: in foie, in than in any other mtn or creatures, for the elfence thereof is indivifible and omnipre– ~,b~_utlumen,fent: But this I fay, rhar the Spirit is in the fJi thful above all others. r. In refpect ;;:z~k:''36. 27 • of Covenant, the Saints have the Spirit by God's free grace and Covenant; I will --37·'4· p~ti my Spirit within yo11, faith God in the Covenant, which is nor only to be underfiood of the gifts and graces of his Spirit, but alfo of rhe Spirit it felf. :1. In refpect of intimate familiarity, and near acquaint3nce, the Spirit is in rhe faithful like an in– mare or coinhabiranr , comforting , directing , ruling , firengrhning, and cherilhing them; in which refpect rhey are faid to be his houfes, and Temples, ic which he dwelkrh; whereas conrrariwife wor!dlings and infidel>to allrhefe pm·pofes are meev ]chn 14 ., 7• flrangers unro him, the w.rld cannot receivehim ( faith Chrift) becaufe it Je.eth him not, neither kpowcrh htm, b11t ye kpotv htm, for he dwe!leth wuh yo11, and jl:all betn )OU. 3.In refpect of venue and efficacy ; the Spirit works efficacioull~ in his Saints i he chooferf1 them for his own people, he polfelferh rhem as of hrs own nght, he rulesm th~rr_beans as in rhechief feat of his Kingdom, he purgerh, and purtfierh them from therr ftns, he repleniflterh aod lillerh them with his faving graces, he guides anddirects rhem in the way of holinefs, and never leaves them ttll he brmgs them ro hrs Krngdom._ 4 · In re– fpect of union ; it was an old error of the Heathens, rhat the foul_remameth rn the body after death, which opinion of thetrS, though falfe, bec~ufe 11 comradrfu the Wot·d, yet rhe thing it felf is poffible, and dorh. not_ conrradrct reafon, for_rh~ foul may have its lo~al bemg in the body, ~nd ye_r not grve lrfe ro the body; for tt ts not the f 0 uiS berng rn rhe body, bm11s berng_ un11ed to rhe b"dY. whrrh makes th~ body live· fo it is nor rhe Spirits being !orally wrrh the foul, but berng myftr~all y unrt~d ro rhe foul rhat gives it fpiriruallife. Now in all thefe refpects,' the Spmr 1s rn rhe fauhfal above all orhers. I know
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