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Part II. The Living ,Temple. 341 proper Senfe of Perfonal 7Jnion of the Spirit andBelievers, do nioft unwarily affert a nearer Vpion between the Spirit and Believers than that of the fared Perfons in the Godhead with each other. For they who acknowledge them One in Godhead, do yet, as commonly, de- ny them to be one Perfon, and affert them to be ever three dflint` Perfons. And this mutt be as much above what fuch Men will avow, and °rand by. Therefore, that Fxpreij on can, in this Care, admit no tolerable Senfe at all, diftin&ly expreffive of any thing that canbe truly meant by it. 2. That, of a Perfonal indwelling Prefence, can by no means be deny'd. The plain import of many Texts of Scripture is fo full to this purpofe, that to take them otherwife exclufively of this, is not to interpret Scripture, but deny it. 3. Yet thisExpreflion of a Perfonal indwelling Prefence taken alone, doth not fignify any peculiar diftinguithing Priviledge ofBelievers from others; but what is common to all, Men and Crea- tures. For can we, acknowledge God. Z 3 to

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