Christus in corde, or, The mystical union between Christ and believers considered in its…

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, Isa. 11.2. then it follows, That the earth is full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the Sea, vers. 9. The Holy Spirit, which is upon him, is diffused unto his members: The Oil of gladness, ⟨p. 253⟩Psal. 45.7. doth not only glad him, but his fellows too; though not in equal excellency with him, yet in a fit proportion for them as members of him: this is a wonderful privilege. The Holy Spirit works the great work in them; it inspires a divine life into them; it doth as in the first Creation command the light to shine out of darkness; it calls the holy Graces, which before were not, into being; it raises up the new creature out of nothing; nay, as it were, in mighty waters, in the midst of that torrent of corruption which is in the heart; putting back the stream of nature, it sets up a noble structure of grace in them; it accommodates graces to every faculty, as the dew is white in the Lilly, and red in the Rose; so the Holy Spirit in its Graces is light in the mind, liberty in the will, order in the affections; also it accommodates suitable influences to every grace; it gives such sweet touches upon their holy love, fear. meekness, patience, as makes them go forth into act in a free spontaneous manner; it acts so powerfully, as if there were no room left for humane liberty; and yet so connaturally, as if there were no power at all in it. Further, It accommodates it self to them at every turn; it is a Spirit of Grace in their penitential meltings; a ⟨p. 254⟩Spirit of supplication in their ardent Devotions; a Spirit of Revelation in their Evangelical Studies; a Spirit of Love in their Charities; a Spirit of Power in their Infirmities; a Spirit of Fear in their holy Walkings; a Spirit of Meekness in their carriage towards others; a Spirit of Comfort in their Afflictions; a Spirit of Glory in their Reproaches;