of chrift in all Beleevers. 93 Firft. IfChrift be in you of a truth ; Then why fhould , z. Duty' the World be in you inks ftrength and power ? I fay, If Chrift be in you ofa truth, Why fhould you meddle, either in regardof your foul or body, with any thing that may be unfavoury, or diftailful to Jefus Chrift? If a man have a Gueit inhis houfe that he prizes highly ; will he bring Swine into his chamber ? thi*were as much as to bid him be gone. And if Chriii be in you, and in you of a truth, Wil ye bring Swineunto him ? wil ye bring Lufts wil ye: bring the World ? You are the Templesofthe holyGhoft; therefore, why fhould ye not take heed of defiling there Temples ? What mannerofmen and women fhould we be in all holy converfarion, if Chrift be in us ofa truth ? 21Y IfChriftbe in youof a truth, Why then fhouldye not 2. Duty. be Contented with your Condition what ever it be, yea, thankful for it, yea in fame Proportion thankful ? I fay, Contented,Thankful, & thankful in Proportion. I know, a man that is made partaker of this great mercy, this In- being of Chrift in the Soul, can never beThank fill in Pro- portion unto the mercy received; but he may be thankful in Proportion unto other mercies. You will be: thankful to a man that gives you an hundred pound ; you will be more thankful to him that gives you a thoufand pound'; youwill be more thankful to him that gives you a thou- land pounda yeer : It may be you will fay to him that gives you a thoufand pound, I can never be thankful e- nough to you.; but yet you will be more thankful to him' that gives you a thoufand pound a yeer. Sohere, you cane. never be thankful enough in proportion to the mercy re, ceived, but you may be thankful in proportion to other mercies received, If the Lord had given, you the whole world for your portion, you would have been thankful': now in that he hath given you his Son , and that jefus, Chrift is, reallyunited to you by his Spirit, andthrift re- ally inyour foul ; hehath done more for you, than if he hadgiven, you all the wholeworld, And'will ye be thank- ful for there outwardthinp? and not for this In-befng of Chrift.
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