First Where ever Christ dwelleth, he maketh that person 1glorious: he filleth his heart with glory. This I take out of the Psal. 24. v. 7. Be ye lift up ye everlasting doors. That the King of glory may come in, The meaning is this, when ever Christ cometh into any mans heart, he comes as the King of glory. That is, not as one that is glorious in himself, and keepeth his glory to himself: but as one that communicateth his glory to that place where he cometh. For there is that difference between Christ his coming in to an house, and the coming of a Prince: when a Prince cometh, though he bring never so much glory with him, yet he putteth it not upon the house, the house remaineth the same. But when Christ cometh into the heart, he changeth he altereth the house, he beautifieth, and decks the soul with such excellencies, as in themselves are glorious, and appear glorious unto the view of others. So Moses when he was with God, his face did shine, when he came down from the Mount, because there God communicated his glory to him. Indeed it is true, that was an outward visible glory: but yet the resemblance of that inward glory, which God communicateth to the soul of him in whom he dwelleth. That is he makes an impression of his own glory, of his own Image upon that heart into which he cometh: he stampeth it, I say, upon the heart, and it is glorious in the Inward man; it shineth forth also in the life and conversation, even as the light shineth through the window: so is it when Christ dwelleth in the heart: he putteth a glory there which shineth forth: makes him glorious in the eyes of others, giveth a ⟨p. 126⟩gracious and heavenly tincture to all his actions. And the reason is, because where he dwelleth he bringeth the spirit with him, the Spirit of glory resteth upon them: as you have it in 1 Pet 4. The Spirit of glory resteth upon 2you when you are railed upon for his names sake. That is, that spirit dwelleth in you, covereth you; and let them say what they can, they shall not be able to hurt you, for you are compassed about with light, even with the glorious Spirit of God. As if one should cast dirt upon the Sun, he cannot obscure the glory of it, because light dwells in it, so when men speak evil of the Saints, disgrace and revile them, they cannot hurt them, for there is glory in them that shineth about them.
First Where ever Christ dwelleth, he maketh that person 1glorious: he filleth his heart with glory. This I take out of the Psal. 24. v. 7. Be ye lift up ye everlasting doors. That the King of glory may come in, The meaning is this, when ever Christ cometh into any mans heart, he comes as the King of glory. That is, not as one that is glorious in himself, and keepeth his glory to himself: but as one that communicateth his glory to that place where he cometh. For there is that difference between Christ his coming in to an house, and the coming of a Prince: when a Prince cometh, though he bring never so much glory with him, yet he putteth it not upon the house, the house remaineth the same. But when Christ cometh into the heart, he changeth he altereth the house, he beautifieth, and decks the soul with such excellencies, as in themselves are glorious, and appear glorious unto the view of others. So Moses when he was with God, his face did shine, when he came down from the Mount, because there God communicated his glory to him. Indeed it is true, that was an outward visible glory: but yet the resemblance of that inward glory, which God communicateth to the soul of him in whom he dwelleth. That is he makes an impression of his own glory, of his own Image upon that heart into which he cometh: he stampeth it, I say, upon the heart, and it is glorious in the Inward man; it shineth forth also in the life and conversation, even as the light shineth through the window: so is it when Christ dwelleth in the heart: he putteth a glory there which shineth forth: makes him glorious in the eyes of others, giveth a ⟨p. 126⟩gracious and heavenly tincture to all his actions. And the reason is, because where he dwelleth he bringeth the spirit with him, the Spirit of glory resteth upon them: as you have it in 1 Pet 4. The Spirit of glory resteth upon 2you when you are railed upon for his names sake. That is, that spirit dwelleth in you, covereth you; and let them say what they can, they shall not be able to hurt you, for you are compast about with light, even with the glorious Spirit of God. As if one should cast dirt upon the Sun, he cannot obscure the glory of it, because light dwells in it, so when men speak evil of the Saints, disgrace and revile them, they cannot hurt them, for there is glory in them that shineth about them.
- 11. 6. Benefits of Christ dwelling in us. Psal. 24. 7.
- 21 Pet. 4.
