Remains of that reverend and learned divine, John Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplain in…Remaines of that reverend and learned divine, Iohn Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplaine in…

Fourthly, they might demand, I but what shall we be the better for this strength if we get it? to ¹this the Apostle answers in the verses following, then saith he, You shall be able to comprehend with all the Saints, what is the length, and the height, the depth, and the breadth of the riches of the love of God towards you in Christ, Now in that the Apostle above all other good things that he wishes unto them, prays for this, That they may be strengthened by the Spirit in the Inward man, I gather this point.

Fourthly, they might demand, I but what shall we be the better for this strength if we get it? to ¹this the Apostle answers in the verses following, then saith he, You shall be able to comprehend with all the Saints, what is the length, and the height, the depth, and the breadth of the riches of the love of God towards you in Christ, Now in that the Apostle above all other good things that hee wishes vnto them, prayes for this, That they may be strengthned by the Spirit in the Inward man, I gather this point.

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That which is to be desired of every Christian ⟨p. 67⟩¹and to be sought for above all things, is this, that he may be strengthened in the inward man. I gather it •••r it thus. Paul was now to pray for some good to the Ephesians, and considering what might be most profitable for them, he makes choice of this above all other good things, making it the sum, and substance of his prayer, that they may be strengthened by the Spirit in the inward man: I shall not need to prove it by any other place of Scripture, because this in hand sufficiently proves the point, as being the main scope and intent of the Spirit in this place, to show the necessity of this doctrine of strengthening the inward man. But for the more fuller explaining of this point, we will first show you what this strength is, and then we will come