S3 The spiritual life, and In-being Secondly, Upon this account, no Wicked man fhould dare to oppofe any of the children of God. ,Nz by ? be- , caufe Chrift is in them: Chri a not only in his Graces, but Christ really in all beleevers by his Spirit. And will a man dare to (peak evil of him that is one with Chrift ? or to defile the Temple o f the Lord, and the dwelling place I Car. 3. of the Lord ? He that defiles the temple oftjie Lord, him will ; 17. God&fir°, . Take heed what you do, if there be any op- pofers here. 3 Thirdly, What abundance of Comfort is here unto all beleevers ! Chriti is in you o fa truth ; not only by the in- fufion of his Grace, but Chrift really in you by his Spirit. It is fumecomfort to a fickly man, that he !lath a Phyfitian alwaies in the houfe with him : and to a woman that is neer her timeof travail, that the Mid-wife is in the houfe with her. What comfort is it then unto a poor foul, that Chrift is alwaies inhim, really in him by his Spirit ! You that are beleevers, will not this content you ? He is too Co- vetous whom God cannot fuffice. He hath all things,that bath him that hath all things. Now every beleever hath Chrift, Chast really in a beleever by his Spirit ; not No- tionally, not by the Habit ofgrace only, but Chrift is re- ally United unto each beleever by the Spirit. Here is Com- fort, Comfort, Comfort, unto all thofe that are belee- vers. But I fear that Chritl is not in me, I do not End, or per- ceive that Chria is in me, and therefore I can have none ofthe comfort o fthis Doetrine : were Chrift really in me by the Spirit, Chrifl would be working in me ; but I do not find thefe workings of jefuschrift in me : and were the. Spirit in me (it is quick, lively, and powerful) I fLould do great things for God ; but alas! I do nothing for him; and therefore I fearthat the Lord Chriti is not in me of a truth. Firft, I grant, That where Chrift ccmes into the foul, he does cattle the foul to do great things for God, greaser than it could do before. So it was with Zachegt, fo with the Objec`'t. Arica,. I
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