The Christian's charter showing the privileges of a believerThe Christian's charter shewing the priviledges of a believer

1. As an Head; the head hath a §1double office: it is the fountain of ⟨p. 236⟩spirits, and the seat of government: the head is as it were the Pilot of the body, it rules and steers it in its motion. The believer consents to have Christ not only as an Head to send forth spirits, that is comfort; but as an head to rule: A sinner would take Christs Promises, but not his Laws: he would be under Christs benediction, but not under his jurisdiction. A believer consents to have whole Christ; non eligit objectum, he doth not pick and choose; but as he expects to sit down with Christ upon the throne, so he makes his heart Christs Throne.

1. As an Head; the head hath a §1double office: it is the fountaine of ⟨p. 236⟩spirits, and the seat of government: the head is as it were the Pilot of the body, it rules and steers it in its motion. The believer consents to have Christ not only as an Head to send forth spirits, that is comfort; but as an head to rule: A sinner would take Christs Promises, but not his Laws: he would be under Christs benediction, but not under his jurisdiction. A believer consents to have whole Christ; non eligit objectum, he doth not pick and choose; but as he expects to sit down with Christ upon the throne, so he makes his heart Christs Throne.

2. The believer consents to have Christ for better for worse, a naked Christ, a persecuted Christ: faith sees a beauty and glory in the reproaches of Christ^*, and will have Christ not only in purple but when with John Baptist he is clothed in Camels hair. Faith can embrace the fire, if Christ be in it. Faith looks ⟨p. 237⟩