of chrifi in all Beleevers,, 75 is like unto God ; his Attributes are all infinite, He is infi- nite in Wifdom, Juflice Power, andMercy : and fo, he is infinite in his Effence,and therefore Eifentially preterit un- toall the World. And thus alto, Chria is in me heart of a Beleever, as God,fo is Chrift. But yet this is not all. Fobrthly. God is laid tobe in the World, and the things ofthe World, By way or /Pecial manifejtation. And to God was in the Temple,not becaufe his Effence was more in the Temple than in another place ; but he was in the "1 emple by way of Manifetlationof Himfelfunto his People there. And thus alto, Jelin Chrift is in the hearts of thofe that are beleevers, fpecially manifefting, and revealing himfeif there unto them. But yet this is not all neither. Bitty. God is Paid to be in a Creature, By way of Ferro. nal Vnion, being Perfonally United to him. As when the Deity by the fecond Perfon, was united unto our Nature, unto fiefh God was inChrift,in whom thefulnefl of the Deity dwells bodily, faies the Apoftle. And thus, in a Spiritual, and Myftical way and manner, Chrift is in all Beleevers by his Spirit, the third Perfon : not only the Graces of Chrift, but Chrift Himrelf, in and by Spirit, is in the heart ofa Be- leever; I fay, Chrift by his Spirit. And therefore Cbryfo- ftom obferves, Whereas it is laid, in the 8. of the Romans, and the 9. verfe, That, ifthe Spirit ofGod dwell inye: at the io.verfefollowing, it is Paid, If Chrift be in you, Thofe twobeing made one, one being put for the other. Now I fay, That Chrift that isin a Beleever, is not the Habit of grace only, which the Saints have in their fouls, but Chrift Himfeif by his Spirit. And thereforeifye look into that 5. chapter to the Romans, ye (hall find, That befides the Graceof the Spirit, the Spirit it Self is laid to be given unto us. verfe the 5. Becaufe the love of God is fhed abroad in our hearts, by the holy Gboft which isgiven unto us . Not only the Grace ofthe holy Ghoft given unto us, and flied abroad in our hearts; but the Spirit it Selfwhich is given unto us. And fo in that 16. chapter of john, where the Lord promi- fes to fend theComforter. HePall teachye (faies Chrift) N 2 and 5. Col.2. 9.
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