ofchrifi in allBeleevers. 83 be one among themfelves Chrift prayes, that they may be all one; that is, Lord, I pray, that they may love, and agree together ; he prayes for Union among themfelves. But fuppofe it be taken the other way, That the Lord Jefus Chrift here does pray, that Beleevers may be one with him, as he is with the Father : That is, not in regard of Equal- litie, but in regard o Similitude ; that as Chrift is one with the Father in a way futable to him, fo Beleevers may be one with Chrift in a way futable unto them. But fuppofe then, (you willfay) that a Beleever is not one with eft. Chrift in this heigbth of One-nefs'; howmay it appear, by way of. Scripture reafon, that Chrift is really united unto each Beleever, and that he is really in thefoul ofa Beleever by the Spirit ; not on- ly in regard of infufed Habits, habits of grace, grace inhe- rent ; but that Chrifl Himfelf is really in a Beleever by his Spi- rit? Ye know, that we are united to Chrift by Faith : and Anfw. 1' lookwhat Faith laies hold upon, that it brings into the foul : but now, Faith does not lay hold upon theGraces of Chrift , but upon Chrift himfelf, and therefore Chrift HimfelfbyFaith isbrought into the foul, and is there re- ally in the foul of a Beleever byhis Spirit. Secondly. Chrift is in a Beleever, as a Beleever is in 2. Chrift. Now a Beleever is not in Chrift .; that is, in his Graces. When we fay, That we are in Chrift ; we do not mean that we are in the Graces ofChrift, but a Belee- ver is inChrift Himfelf,as in the common Head. ABelee- ver is not in the Graces ofChrift only, but he is in Chrift Himfelf. So Chrift is not in a Beleever only byhis Gra- ces, but he is really there in the foul of a Beleever by his Spirit. Thirdly. If the LordChrift were not really in the foul 3. of aPeleever by his Spirit,befides thofe Habitsof grace,Aa- inr, and Operationsofthe Spirit ; then howwould there be Three that bear witnefs ? The Apofile tels us, There are I John, Three that bear tritnef inHeaven, and in our Hearty, The Spi- 5.8. sit, Water, and Blood. Water ; what is that 1' That is San- 0 2 aification
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