---·-~·----------~------- -----· ----··-------~ 914 Book. IV Part.V. Looking tmto :}tfr~J. Chap.1.Se&. 7 within thee; art thou fad? the Comforter himfelfe thlt fupplyes the ihad and roome of Chri!t, inhabits in thee; art thou in excite, in banifhment, imprifonment at greatefr ditlance from thy deareft friends ? fee Pauls refrefhment when they were ready to pull him in pieces, and threw him. into the ca!tle, even the Atl.:~.u. night following the Lord ftooa by. him, and (aid, be ofgood chutre PaHl. Chrift will !land by thee, nay,Chri!t by his Spirit dwelleth in thee, and will fpeak to thee comfortable words .in thy greatefr p_re1fu~es. . · . . . . 4· Chn!ts wttneffings, tf h1s Sptrtt d'Wellm us, we may then. Col. 1 ,~1.. bea[ured offut~r~ glory, G_hrifl in you the hope ofglorJ. •ris a M,, Ajb in his fweet note ofa DIVIne upon tt, the exiffency of Chrifts Spirit in Serm.ofChrHl beleevers, giveth exiftence to their hopeJ vJ glory. The Spirit in thetiches of ItS is Cjods earneft ofglory; the Spirit in U4 d1th prepare U4 for parthe Gofpd. ticipation in th.rt glory. I look upon this in-dwelling ofthe Spirit -as that which no hypocrite in the world can lay any claime unto· as for gifts, or graces, an hypocrite may attaine them, or fome: Aa.s.131 Mlt.l-1·3• · Hcb.J:t.l7• H.:b.6.f,6, Hcb.to :9. . thing hke them ; it is faid of Simon r..JJ,{.~gm that he beleeved; it .is {aid of ?udM, that he repe~Sted; and of Efou, that hefought the hirth-rigl1t with te(lru; it is [aid of fome, that they p.trtookt ofthe heavenly gift, And of the po~ers of the world to come, >1nd yet fell 11waJ; anCI it is (aid of fuch otherf thAt thq trampled upon the bloodofChriftwherewith they were (anElijied. Thus we finde in Scripture-phraze, that in an hypocrite or,wicked man, there may be a kinde of faith, and repentance ; a tall of heaven, and of fanchfication; but where do we finde in all th~ Bible, that Chrift, or the Spirit ofChrift, is faid to 'dwell in an hypocrite, or wicked man? tl:iis only is the great priviledgeofa true. belcever, Chrift , in him rhe hope gf.glory•. --·0 the comfort of this in. dwelling of . Cbrift ! if Z ttchem hearing that Chrift would abide in his houfe, • recti vrd himjoyfully; how much greater caufe of joy have they Y:.uk. 19· 6 • who havccllready lodged him in their hearts? theft things have J;oh, IS .u, h ft I .fpokgn to you , faid C ri , that my joy might rem~einein you, ~rna tb.ct your joy might be full. And now, 0 my foul, fpread thy felfe on this g~at good, Cbrifts afcen'!ion, Chriil:s feffion, and Chrifts million of his holy Spirit. What is joJ but an effujion oftbe appetite, whereby the foul fjm.rd.r it (e/fe on 'What u good, tG P.cJfef[e it more perfeal] ? the objett i~ fweet, and large,. and ~ercfore che fool bad n~ed tod · · jprca
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