The Second SE ·R M :Q N l6. On EPHEs. 3· I6,I7,I8,19,2o.2I~ That he wou/J grant you accordit~;g to t!Je IJ{!ches of hu Glorj, to be ftrengtlmed with Might by f,~ Spirit in th, inner Mmz. That [hrijl: may dwell in your Hearts by Fait/,, that ye being rooted and grounded in Low, May be able to compreheizd wit!, _all Saints, wf,zt ir the 'Breadtf,,' and Lengtf,, and Depth, arul Hezght : l9·· And to know the Low o( Christ, which pajfotf, l<.nowledg, that ye mig/Jt be filled Jvitl, all the Fu/nefs of God. 10. 1.l. Now unto him tl>at ~ uble to do exceeding abundantly abow all that we ask or think, accordi11;g to the Power that worl<.etb in tU, Unto him be Glory in the Church, by Cbriit Jefus, througbout all Ager, World without eild, ..-{men. I T is a Prayer of the Apofile Paul, according to the elevation of his own Ex· perience, which he wi!heth and prayeth that all Saints may be brought uotq, That with all Saint I you may be able_to comprehend, what is the Length, and Breadth, &c. Thereare feveral Pettttons, and you need feek no ConneCl:ion ofthem one with another, as you do not in the Lord's Prayer; they areas Pearls upon a String. The Apoli:le doth involve and inwrap into this Prayer here, the prin· cipal Interefl:s and Efficacics of all three Perfons, and what they do for us aft~r our.Converfion. Here is the Spirit, and what he is principally to do for us, v.16. ToJlrengthen"' in the inner MAn with Might by hi< Spirit : Here is what more pro– perly concerns Jefus Chrifl: to do for us; it is, ThatChrijl may dweU in yo11r HeartJ by Faith: Here is.what concerns the Father, That JOlt may be rooted andgrounded in Love, in his Love, and may be able to comprehend with aU Saint!, the Height, &c. I underfl:and thefe Words w belong w the Father,_ becau£<! it follows, That J' might kpow the Love of Chrijl. And there IS the height of all, the Father, Son, and Holy-Ghofl:: That JOlt may be filed with all the Fulr.efs of God, and that which is in God. That is the firfl: Obfervation, It comprehends all three Perfons. I put it in, It is what they do for us after ConverGon ; for when he lays, That Chrifi may dwell in )'OIIr Heart I by Faith; he cloth not mean, that yqu are to be converted, but he fuppofeth an inner Man ; it is not the Union with Chrifl:, but Chrifl: after dwelling in us, it is what is done for us ·after Conver!ion: He prays for Men fuppofed already cont!erted; he prays for them, and all Saints, who are already Saints. So as this thing concerns Men converted already. , The thitd is, He prays for fuch things as are attainable in. this Life, why ? Thai Chrijl may dwell in ;•our Heart I by Fait/J. Faith is not in the other Life, Chrift doth not fodwell here in our H~arts, neither are we fo rooted in Love, againfl: all Doubts and Diffidences of the Love of God towards lis: And this that is the G2 hh 43
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