.Infeparable't on. out Mordecays curtefie ; a man that bath Chrift, hath that which makes him merry without all thefe. If Plato could tell the Muficians that i'hylofophers knew how to dine and Cup without them, much more they who enjoy Chrifls f.tlneffe, know how to folace themfelves in the abfence of earthly comforts. Here is confolation againft all oppofing powers; in Chrift is all fulneffe ; he is a Shepheare able to deliver his flocke from the Beare and the Lyon ; he is a wall of fire able to defend his citizens and hurtle their enemies ; he is a hu r band able to refcue his Spoufe, and deftroy them that make warre on her, as David refcued his wives, and deflroyed the Amalekites that carried them away captives. Here is confola- tion againfi all foule- infirmities ; in Chrift is all fulneffe, fulneffe of mercy to pity and pardon us, fulneffe of power to firengthen us,fulneflè of grace to heale us,iilneffe of love to folace us, fulneffe of peace to quiet us, and the f alneffe of all goodneffe to perfef} us. The Lords fervants íhould not be fo much dejefted with the thought of their owne empti- nefs and weaknefs,as revived and eheared with the medita- tion of Chrifts fulneffe. CHAP. XI. Declaring the infeparable union of Chrifi's two natures in one perfon. H E third thing in there words is an Aa, dwelleth ; an A& ofpermanencie and duration,exprefling the inCep-- rable union between the two natures of Chrift in one per - Con, the divine dwelling in the humane ; Man i dwels in Chrift i John 6. 56.. and God by faith as by an infrument, by love as by a wit- I J °" 4.t 6. neffe of his fociety and communion with God and Jefus Chrilt. God and C i'ifl dwell in men by grace and heaven - lyeffeEts, regenerating the hearts of men, enlivening the foules of men, gracioufiv reigning and ruling within them, plentifully minify ring all fpirrtuall and heavenly gifts unto them : k He that fnetb en the thro;ie (faith Saint john) Pall 11 cvel.7. r s. 12 dwell
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