E R.E. pbefianf,Chap:2: 227 Now when they are Paid to be railed up in Chrift, it may be under- ftood bothwayes, both in regardoftheir refurre&ion; as it was made in Chrift the Headof them ; andas it was inpart applied in them : For all the refurre' tion we have in Chrift, is not yet received , we have it by faith hid in him even the refurre&ion of our bodies. As Adam was a roote of death to all that were his , neither were they borne of him fooner then mortalitydid feife on them : So Chrift is a roote ofrefar- redion, t. Cor. 15. 22. As in Adam all die, fo in Chrifl Jball all be made alive. We muff not rhinke that when Chrift was railed, it was no more then when La7ares, or Tome other private perfon was railed, but his rilingwas all our refurre6lions, inafmuch as it was in the name ofus all, and had in it a fede-like virtue to worke the refurretion of us all. Hence it commeth that we no boomer come to be in him,. but the power ofhis refurrecîion is felt ofus, makingus rife to newneffe of life: in Chrift all things are new, z. Cor. 5. 17. Who hash learned Chrift as thetraeth is in Chrift, have fo learned him that they are dead to finne the life ofthe old man, and arc alive in the life ofgrace. For Tooke as a member truely by inward ligaments knit with a li- vingHead, hath life in it: fo we when we come to be in Chrift , railed upand living to God in lifeglorious, we cannot but live in him. There are Tome Principali evidencesof our part in Chrifls refur- re6lion. t. The Spirit givenus : If the Spirit which raifed Chrift our Lord from the dead dwell in you; He doeth fend into them that are unitedwith him the fpirit oflife fromhimfelfe; thatis,the Ho- ly Ghoft todwell in them by thecreated gifts ofgrace, which is life fupernaturall; They fluff heare my voyce who aredead, that is, they (hall beleeve and fhall live. z. The will ofthe Father touchingus, that Chrift fhould raifeus op at the laß day. 3 The name made by Chrift, in which we have it , evenbefore it be applied : Chrift doeth fucceflively perfert this life, never leaving till he have in foule and body conformed us for our module to hisblefled foule and glorious body. The raifing of our foules dead, a greater worke then to raife a Churchyardof bodies. 4. A lively hope ofan eternall inheritance, u. Pet. 1.3. N. A holy love ofGods children, r. lohn 3.54. 6. A living Faith; for thefame omnipotent apronof Godwhich railed Chrift from the dead, is it which begetteth faith in us. Eph. t. 59,2o. Which beleeve according to the working ofhis mighty power, which he wrought in Chrift, when he raifed him from thedead. Wherefore let us learne to admire, and give glory to Gods power whichworketh our Faith. Ifwe faw a man raifed from the dead , O bow would we fpeake of fuch a wondrous power ! But this is the fame that railed Chrift from the dead,which raifeth us to beleeve. If X 2 we Yfe r: Admire Gods power in this.
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