\ 264. Ephefranr, Chapuz. VaR,ti 2. 3. That all theefficacie of the Sacrament is'from Faith , and end. eth in Faith. Yje. 1. It fignifieth. 2. It fealeth. 3. It is an inflrument applying ; as going into the pool of Bethefda, it was the mean of healing them, their going in, yet no vertue infufed into the water, but a venue in the water put forth. Dollr. Mark here further one point; How the people of God efleem of the Gentiles, even as a prophane, and wilde kindeof perfons, there was nothing more contemptuous, then to be an uncircumcifed bee: So that we learn hence , That the high things of the world, if not taken to the mercie of God, and to communion with him, what are they in the eyes of the godly e vile and finfull : The perfon who is heir of glory, what doth he thinkof that forlorn perfon e he is vile in his eyes. How did David reckon of the Philiflim, but as a doge Vass. 12. VERS. 12. That yewereat that time without Chrifi, andwere aliens from the Common- wealthofIfrael, andwere(?rangersfrom the Covenant, ofprom?fe, andhid no hope, andwere without God in the world. Here he cometh to the things he wouldhave rem: inbred, theirmi- fery (landing in five points : Firfl , [without Chrift,] The Apofile fpeaketh not of that they were in Gods counfell, or in refpcd of Chrifts redemption,but in regard of ai uall Arplication. Dorf. Whence we may fee, What is the headof4i jbirituai! mifery ; it if Tobe without this, to be without Chrifi klieg : This doth lead the dance to all the refl. chrilt, hre Who fohath Chrift, with him(hall have all things alfo,. Rom. 8.32. all head oEall°mi- fery. the good things of God are his, but who wanreth Chrift , he is in death, under wrath, poor, neither having things fpi ituall, nor true Son-like title to things temporal!, he is without the 1eatSer. Now Divers a wars th- there are twowayes of being without Chrift ; 1. the one, in regard one cbri(t. of that prefeece of his in the Word and Sacraments : 2. the other, of dwelling in us by his Spirit: He that is in me, bringeth forth fruit, Joh.i 5.5. that is, fo far as by the apprehenfionof knowledge, and fo far forth as by putting me on in the Sacrament : This mutt here be underilood; t. By hearingof him, and putting him on in the Sacra- ment : 2. By a perfun7ory and common work of the Spirit : 3. By true Faith. Now thefe every way were without him, without the true belief, without any of thofe more fuperficiall works, without fo much as hearing of Chrift. vfe r ° Now this muff be laid to heart with us , as being a glaffe for us to Numbers Hill look in; 1; in a miferable e were in time pall as they : but nowwe have Chrift in re- condition. gard ofhis manifeflation, in Word and Sacraments,and many in tem- porary hypocritical! perfwafions: But how few are not without him in regard of hisdwelling in them a Now ifwe be fuch, it is not onely a miferable condition, but it had beenbetter withus, that we had ne- ver heard of' him, as fometimes it had been with thefe Gentiles. If Chrift were with us, that we had him, we fhould be fed with his Spirit, we fliouldnot give our (elves to fulfill our lulls ; Whofo are led f r
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