Thirdly, When it's said, The Spirit of God dwells in us, it denoteth, The familiarity and condescending Communion that God vouchsafeth unto his children. To dwell with one, is an act of communion. Hence 1 Peter 3.17. Husbands are commanded to dwell with their wives. Our Saviour expresseth this familiarity by John, I will come in, and sup with him, and he with me, Revel. 3.20 So that what was spoken of Moses, as so rare a privilege, He spake to God face to face, as one friend speaketh to another, in some kind of sense, though not after the same manner, is true of every godly person. Hence the Spirit of God is said to enable us to cry Abba Father, Galat. 4 6. which though it suppose a filial reverential frame in us, yet also godly boldness and confidence: Hence he is also said, To witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God, Rom. 8. So that children being admitted to sit at their Fathers Table, have that bread, which dogs may not eat of. They have that Pearl, which must not be cast to swine: But who are the people that God doth thus honour? How few are such favourites? How many are amongst us, that are not admitted with Moses to come to the top of this Mount? They know not what Communion with God meaneth, what those filial cries of Abba Father are. Certainly, a rational man doth not more differ from a beast, than a spiritual man doth from the best rational man that is: That as a worm knoweth not what reason and arguments are the best; so learned and able men without grace, do not know what this enjoying of Gods Spirit and communion with God is; we speak, though not in an unknown tongue, yet unknown matter to such men.
Thirdly, When it's said, The Spirit of God dwels in us, it denoteth, The familiarity and condescending Communion that God vouchsafeth unto his children. To dwell with one, is an act of communion. Hence 1 Peter 3.17. Husbands are commanded to dwell with their wives. Our Savior expresseth this familiarity by John, I will come in, and sup with him, and he with me, Revel. 3.20 So that what was spoken of Moses, as so rare a priviledge, He spake to God face to face, as one friend speaketh to another, in some kinde of sense, though not after the same manner, is true of every godly person. Hence the Spirit of God is said to enable us to cry Abba Father, Galat. 4 6. which though it suppose a filial reverential frame in us, yet also godly boldnesse and confidence: Hence he is also said, To witnesse with our spirit, that we are the children of God, Rom. 8. So that children being admitted to sit at their Fathers Table, have that bread, which dogs may not eat of. They have that Pearle, which must not be cast to swine: But who are the people that God doth thus honour? How few are such favourites? How many are amongst us, that are not admitted with Moses to come to the top of this Mount? They know not what Communion with God meaneth, what those filial cryes of Abba Father are. Certainly, a rational man doth not more differ from a beast, than a spiritual man doth from the best rational man that is: That as a worme knoweth not what reason and arguments are the best; so learned and able men without grace, do not know what this enjoying of Gods Spirit and communion with God is; we speak, though not in an unknown tongue, yet unknown matter to such men.
