First. That Christ liveth in each Believer. A man liveth, where he worketh, and stayeth, or abideth. A man doth not live where he lieth; he may come and stay for a day or two, and yet not be said to live there: but where a man works, and stays, or abides, there he lives. Now both these ye shall find Christ doth: the first in that known place, the 7. of John, 38. verse. He that believeth on me, as the Scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. This spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him, should receive. Where the Spirit of Christ is, there is Christ. And this is a promise made to all Believers, more or less, to be fulfilled unto them; Out of their bellies shall flow rivers of living water: Which is to be understood of the Spirit. So that the Spirit of Christ shall be in them, and be working in them. And as for the other, you know what is said in that, 14. of John, and the 23. verse. Saith our Saviour there, If any man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. It's the same word that is used before for Mansions, In my fathers house are many Mansions, verse 2. We will come and take up our Mansions with him. And this was so received a Principle in the Apostles time, that he ⟨p. 99⟩says to the Corinthians, in the 1 Epistle, 3. chapter, 16. verse, Know ye not that ye are the Temple of God; and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? But if you look into the, 8. chapter of the Romans, you shall see all proved together, verse the 10, 11. And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin: but the spirit is life, because of righteousness. 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. Here are Three or Four things observable. First, That Christ in you, and the Spirit in you, is all one. And therefore, having said in the 10. ver. If Christ be in you: at the 11. verse, he says, If the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead, dwell in you. Again you may observe here, That Christ in a Believer, is not Habitual grace only, for, saith he, If the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead, dwell in you. It was not Faith, or Habitual grace, that raised up Christ from the dead;
First. That Christ liveth in each Beleever. A man liveth, where he worketh, and staieth, or abideth. A man doth not live where he lieth; he may come and stay for a day or two, and yet not be said to live there: but where a man works, and staies, or abides, there he lives. Now both these ye shall find Christ doth: the first in that known place, the 7. of John, 38. verse. He that beleeveth on me, as the Scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. This spake he of the Spirit, which they that beleeve on him, should receive. Where the Spirit of Christ is, there is Christ. And this is a promise made to all Beleevers, more or lesse, to be fulfilled unto them; Out of their bellies shall flow rivers of living water: Which is to be understood of the Spirit. So that the Spirit of Christ shall be in them, and be working in them. And as for the other, you know what is said in that, 14. of John, and the 23. verse. Saith our Savior there, If any man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. It's the same word that is used before for Mansions, In my fathers house are many Mansions, verse 2. We will come and take up our Mansions with him. And this was so received a Principle in the Apostles time, that he ⟨p. 99⟩saies to the Corinthians, in the 1 Epistle, 3. chapter, 16. verse, Know ye not that ye are the Temple of God; and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? But if you look into the, 8. chapter of the Romans, you shall see all proved together, verse the 10, 11. And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin: but the spirit is life, because of righteousness. 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. Here are Three or Four things observable. First, That Christ in you, and the Spirit in you, is all one. And therefore, having said in the 10. ver. If Christ be in you: at the 11. verse, he saies, If the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead, dwell in you. Again you may observe here, That Christ in a Beleever, is not Habitual grace only, for, saith he, If the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead, dwell in you. It was not Faith, or Habitual grace, that raised up Christ from the dead;
