Fifthly. God is said to be in a Creature, By way of Personal Union, being Personally United to him. As when the Deity by the second Person, was united unto our Nature, unto flesh: God was in Christ,1 in whom the fullness of the Deity dwells bodily, says the Apostle. And thus, in a Spiritual, and Mystical way and manner, Christ is in all Believers by his Spirit, the third Person: not only the Graces of Christ, but Christ Himself, in and by Spirit, is in the heart of a Believer; I say, Christ by his Spirit. And therefore Chrysostom observes, Whereas it is said, in the 8. of the Romans, and the 9. verse, That, if the Spirit of God dwell in the: at the 10. verse following, it is said, If Christ be in you, Those two being made one, one being put for the other. Now I say, That Christ that is in a Believer, is not the Habit of grace only, which the Saints have in their souls, but Christ Himself by his Spirit. And therefore if ye look into that 5. chapter to the Romans, ye shall find, That besides the Grace of the Spirit, the Spirit it Self is said to be given unto us. verse the 5. Because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts, by the holy Ghost which is given unto us. Not only the Grace of the holy Ghost given unto us, and shed abroad in our hearts: but the Spirit it Self which is given unto us. And so in that 16. chapter of John, where the Lord promises to send the Comforter. He shall teach ye (says Christ) ⟨p. 76⟩and he shall teach ye all things; and he will show unto ye things to come, verse the 13. But the Habits of grace cannot teach a man, and show him things to come. And what shall he teach? verse the 13. Whatsoever he shall hear, that he shall speak. This is the Comforter, this is the Spirit. Now the Habits of grace does not thus speak, and hear, and therefore certainly, the Spirit of Christ is in the hearts of Gods people, and in the hearts of Believers; it's more than the bare Habit of grace, the gifts and the graces of the Spirit. And to this purpose it's clearly spoken by the Apostle, in the 8. chapter of the Epistle to the Romans, and the 11. verse, But if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead, dwell in you: He that raised up Christ from the dead, shall also quicken your mortal bodies, by His Spirit that dwelleth in you. This spirit cannot be meant Habitual grace. But if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead, dwell in you.
Fiftly. God is said to be in a Creature, By way of Personal Ʋnion, being Personally United to him. As when the Deity by the second Person, was united unto our Nature, unto flesh: God was in Christ,1 in whom the fulness of the Deity dwells bodily, saies the Apostle. And thus, in a Spiritual, and Mystical way and manner, Christ is in all Beleevers by his Spirit, the third Person: not only the Graces of Christ, but Christ Himself, in and by Spirit, is in the heart of a Beleever; I say, Christ by his Spirit. And therefore Chrysostom observes, Whereas it is said, in the 8. of the Romans, and the 9. verse, That, if the Spirit of God dwell in ye: at the 10. verse following, it is said, If Christ be in you, Those two being made one, one being put for the other. Now I say, That Christ that is in a Beleever, is not the Habit of grace only, which the Saints have in their souls, but Christ Himself by his Spirit. And therefore if ye look into that 5. chapter to the Romans, ye shall find, That besides the Grace of the Spirit, the Spirit it Self is said to be given unto us. verse the 5. Because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts, by the holy Ghost which is given unto us. Not only the Grace of the holy Ghost given unto us, and shed abroad in our hearts: but the Spirit it Self which is given unto us. And so in that 16. chapter of John, where the Lord promises to send the Comforter. He shall teach ye (saies Christ) ⟨p. 76⟩and he shall teach ye all things; and he will shew unto ye things to come, verse the 13. But the Habits of grace cannot teach a man, and shew him things to come. And what shall he teach? verse the 13. Whatsoever he shall hear, that he shall speak. This is the Comforter, this is the Spirit. Now the Habits of grace does not thus speak, and hear, and therefore certainly, the Spirit of Christ is in the hearts of Gods people, and in the hearts of Beleevers; it's more than the bare Habit of grace, the gifts and the graces of the Spirit. And to this purpose it's clearly spoken by the Apostle, in the 8. chapter of the Epistle to the Romans, and the 11. verse, But if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead, dwell in you: He that raised up Christ from the dead, shall also quicken your mortal bodies, by His Spirit that dwelleth in you. This spirit cannot be meant Habitual grace. But if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead, dwell in you.
- 1Col. 2.9.
