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Christus in corde, or, The mystical union between Christ and believers considered in its…
Christus in corde, or, The mystical union between Christ and believers considered in its resemblances, bonds, seals, privileges and marks by Edward Polhil ..., Esq.Christus in corde, or, The mystical union between Christ and believers considered in its resemblances, bonds, seals, priviledges and marks by Edward Polhil ..., Esq.
London: printed by A.M. and R.R. for Tho. Cockerill, 1680
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Believers as Sons live under the continual Indulgences of God; in temptations he bears them up upon the wings of grace; in a world of snares he plucks their feet out of the net; when the flesh hangs back, and cumbers them in holy Duties, he helps them on by the sweet supplies of his Spirit; when they totter, and are ready to fall, he upholds them with his Almighty hand; that their persons may not be hurt, he will keep them night and day; that their graces may not decay, he will water them every moment; in their wants his treasures are at hand to supply them; in their afflictions he himself is afflicted, as taking them to his heart; in fainting fits he hath rich cordials for them; in the midst of encompassing infirmities, he spares them as a man spares his own Son that serves him; goodness and mercy follow them all their days; a stream of graces and comforts perpetually accompany them, to supply and refresh them in the way to Heaven.
Believers as Sons shall have the heavenly Inheritance; If children, then heirs, heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ, Rom. 8.17. ⟨p. 252⟩All the children are heirs of God as their Father, and joint-heirs with Christ as their elder Brother; the Father would not have his natural Son only inherit the blessed Kingdom, but his adopted ones too. Christ the elder brother would not reign alone there, but have all his brethren come and partake of his Glory with him: Here's Honour in the highest pitch; Happiness in the utmost perfection; admirable is that Grace which gives it; precious is that Merit that procures it for us.
Another privilege is this; They that are in union with Christ, have the Holy Spirit in them; it is the Dignity of man, that he hath an immortal Spirit in him; touching which, the Philosophers speak at a very high rate; it is (say they) a Particle of the divine Breath, a bud or blossom of the Deity, a kind of Daemon, or God in us: but, which is a much greater thing, it is the Dignity of a man in Christ, that he hath an higher Spirit than his own, no less than the Holy Spirit of God in him: If the Spirit of wisdom and understanding be upon Christ,