74 TheSpiritual rife) and In-hcing Beleever all along, when he faies, I. (as ye have heard) Chrift is in each Beleever. Secondly, Chrifl liveth in all Beleevers. Thirdly, That Chrift does live more in a Beleever, thana Be- leever clothhimfelf. letnot I, but Chrift liveth inme. I fhall fpeak only unto theformer. Doe1.1. Chrifl is in all Beleevers. Chrift is in each Beleever. Every Saint andChild of God, bath Chrift within him. This Truth was fo commonly known in the Apoftles 2Cor.13. time, that he faies unto the Corinthians. Know yenot hew 5- that Chri a inye, unleflye be reprobates ? That is, Uniefs ye be reprobates, ye may know that Chilli is in you. So our 7ohn.6. faviour Ch rift himfelf, in that book ofJohn, He that eateth 5 6. my fiefh, and drinkethmy blood, dwelleth (or abideth) in me, andI in him. And fo often in the 14, 15, and 6. chapters ofJohn, Christ} fpeaks to this purpofe : I in you, andyou in me. So that the Scripture is full ofthis, Chrifl is in all Be- leevers,Chrift is ineach Beleever. For the clearing ofthis great Truth. We mutt Firft enquire, HowChrift may be faid tobe in a Beleever And for that, ye muff know, That as God is in the World, and the things of the World feveral wales, So Chria is in Beleevers. Firft, God is in the World, and the things ofthe World, In regardofhis Power. He is in all the World ; as we fay a King is in all his Kingdom ; becaufe his Power extendeth to all his Kingdom. And Lb, God is in all the World, be- caufe his Power extendeth to all the World. And thus JelinChrift is in a Beleever. But this is not all. 2. Secondly, God is in the World, and in the things ofthe pfa,.139. World, By way ofPrefence. Whither (hall Igo from thy pre- 7 fence ? (Idles the Pfalmift)ifIgo -up into heaven, thou art there &c. And thus alto "fetus Chria is in the heart of a Beleever. But yet this is not all. Thirdly, God is laid to be in the World, and in the things of the World, In regard of his Efrence ; Effentially prefent unto all theWorld. For every Attribute of God 55
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