He is present objectively to our Faith, and virtually in the communicate Spirit. Also the eating of Christ is not oral, but spiritual.
⟨image 8⟩CHAP. VIII. The Privileges of those that are in Christ are great. Christs righteousness is imputatively derived upon them, to deliver them from wrath, to entitle them to life eternal. Christ is their Advocate above; he pleads for them, that they may have pardon; the spirit, access to God. They are adopted in him; as sons they have a freedom in holy things, a continual indulgence from God, an heavenly inheritance. They have the Holy Spirit in them, it lives, breathes, moves, operates in them. They have communion with God; their services answer to his call; his communications answer to their services. They are happy in every condition; in prosperity their mercies are pure; in adversity they have God with them; and admirably appearing to them. Our great work is Union with Christ.
CHAP. IX. The Marks of Union considered. In general, the marks are internal, no mere outward thing is a mark; the marks are cordial, no mere notion is a mark; the marks are supernatural, no mere moral virtue is a ⟨image 8⟩mark. In particular, The first mark is poverty of Spirit; the second is an high estimation of Christ; the third is a tender respect to the Bonds of Union, the Spirit and Faith; the fourth is a conformity to Christ; a conformity to him in Graces, in the rise of them, and in the kinds; a conformity to him in Sufferings, in the mortification of Sin, and in bearing of the Cross; a conformity to him in his resurrection, in heavenliness of mind, and newness of life in matter and manner. The conclusion in two words of advice; one to those that are not in union with him, the other to those that are in union with him.
He is present objectively to our Faith, and virtually in the communicate Spirit. Also the eating of Christ is not oral, but spiritual.
⟨image 8⟩CHAP. VIII. The Priviledges of those that are in Christ are great. Christs righteousness is imputatively derived upon them, to deliver them from wrath, to intitle them to life eternal. Christ is their Advocate above; he pleads for them, that they may have pardon; the spirit, access to God. They are adopted in him; as sons they have a freedom in holy things, a continual indulgence from God, an heavenly inheritance. They have the Holy Spirit in them, it lives, breathes, moves, operates in them. They have communion with God; their services answer to his call; his communications answer to their services. They are happy in every condition; in prosperity their mercies are pure; in adversity they have God with them; and admirably appearing to them. Our great work is Ʋnion with Christ.
CHAP. IX. The Marks of Ʋnion considered. In general, the marks are internal, no meer outward thing is a mark; the marks are cordial, no meer notion is a mark; the marks are supernatural, no meer moral virtue is a ⟨image 8⟩mark. In particular, The first mark is poverty of Spirit; the second is an high estimation of Christ; the third is a tender respect to the Bonds of Ʋnion, the Spirit and Faith; the fourth is a conformity to Christ; a conformity to him in Graces, in the rise of them, and in the kinds; a conformity to him in Sufferings, in the mortification of Sin, and in bearing of the Cross; a conformity to him in his resurrection, in heavenliness of mind, and newness of life in matter and manner. The conclusion in two words of advice; one to those that are not in union with him, the other to those that are in union with him.
