Chrift lives id god,. children. in the elute of grace, e firengthening himwith all might accor- ding to hisgloriows power. Chriit is the foule ofour foules, the t quickning Spirit, by whom we are fpiritually enlivened ; Chrift by the fupernaturall, gracious, and powerful' operati- on of his Spirit, railing us tonewneffe of life, and li v ing in us, by this powerfull and holy worke of his. Whence ob ferve, That ("prig lives in gods children by his holy and powerful/ 247 ¡Col. I.I I. tiCor.i5.45 Works of SanEhfcation. `Doá. The Spirit of the living creatures in Ezekiels vifion was u Ezek.a.ao. in the wheeles, and when the living creature went they went, and when the living creature was lifted up, they were lifted up, becaufe the Spirit of the living creature was in the wheeles. Thus the Spirit of Chrift is in the children of God, and they live as Chrift lives, they move according to Chrifts prefcription, becaufe the Spirit of Chrift is in them, becaufe Chrift lives in them, and works effledually by his Spirit upon them, puttingaPrinciple of fpirituall life into them o The !, Prophet El%loa applyed himfelfe to the woman of Shunems 7Y z KlIg4.34 forme that was dead; vv He lay upon the childe, andhis moeeth upon the childes mouth, and his eyes upon the childes eyes, andhis hands upon the childes hands ; he firetched himfelfe upon the childe, and the flefh of the childe waxedwarme; the childe neefed and opened ha eyes. Chrift applyeth himfelfe and his benefits to the underítandings of men, to the foules and confciences of men, and their cold hearts are warmed, their blind eyes 1 are opened, their foules are enlivened, andChrift lives with -. in them, railing them from the death of finne, and reiloring them to the life of God, from which they are alienatedby x I %öhab.S,I z (inne ; therefore Saint fohn faith, X He that bath not the Sonne, bath not life He that hath not the Son gracioully . po leíling him, 1 iritually quickning him, powerfully working upon him, and caulog aholy chan.c in him ; he hath not life, the life of God, that holy and gracious life, which God through Chrift communicates to the foules of his fervants ; but he that bath the Sonne, he that beleeveth in the Sonne is united to the Sonne, and bath the Sonne living imhim ; he hath life, he is çpiritually quickened 'and enlivened ; And God (faith the Apoftle)
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