of Chrifi in allBeleevers. Chrift but now, if jefus Chrift be really United unto each Beleever by his Spirit, here is a clofe Union indeed. And therefore, upon this account, every beleever may come with boldnefs now, and with Unlimitted expeEtations of mercy fromGod the Father, being brought thus neer, that Chrift Himfelf is really in the beleevers foul. And what a Glorious, and ReliedCondition is every beleever innow upon this account ! Firft. Here I would {land, admire, and call upon you APP c all to admire, the Condefcending, Glorious, and Unfpea- kable love ofChrift. It was infinite love inChrift to con - defcend fo far, as tocome down into our Nature when he was incarnate: but as if he were not neer enough to us then, he comes down into the heart of a beleever by his Spirit. When Chrift was upon the Larth,we were in him as in a common Perfon : Now Chrift pis in Heaven, he is in us by his Spirit. What Glorious, Condefcending love is here! If a Father Portion a Child, fet him up in a good. Trade, and the child decay through his own folly, the Fa- ther will not Portion him again : poffibly he may help him, but he will not give him, ordinarily parents do not give fo great a Portion to help him up again, fomewhat the parent will do, but not fo much as at the firft. The Lord off-leaven, he put a great Portion into our hands at firft, and we decayed and broke, and behold ! the Lord does not only give us as good a Portion as we had at the firft, but infinitely better : for now the Lord Chrift is U- nited unto each Beleever, now he comes and dwels in the foul of a beleever by his Spirit. The Pfalmift wondered and admired at the loveof God to Man : 0 Lord (faies. the rfai,g. Pfaltnift) how excellentis thy Name! Lord, what is man ! Why? & 4. Lord, what is man thatthouvifitefi him! He wondred at the love ofGod that would vifit man. But behold a greater love than fo, to vifit poorman, for Chrift is come down into the foul ofa beleever, he income into him by his Spi- rit : not only come to vifit him, but Chrift really. United unto each beleever1,y his Spirit. What Glorious and Con- deicending love is here ! Second I y,
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