The saints dignity and duty· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardness. /…The saints dignitie and dutie· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardnesse. /…

Name: The saints dignity and duty· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardness. /…
Author: Thomas Hooker

The saints dignity and duty· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardness. / Delivered in several sermons: by that reverend divine, Thomas Hooker, late preacher in New-England.The saints dignitie and dutie· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardnesse. / Delivered in severall sermons: by that reverend divine, Thomas Hooker, late preacher in New-England.

Thomas Hooker 1586–1647London: printed by G.D. for Francis Eglesfield, 1651

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The Blessed Inhabitant: OR, The Benefit of Christs being in Believers.The Blessed Inhabitant: OR, The Benefit of Christs being in Beleevers.

Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.

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The like to this you have John 14.20. I am in my Father (saith our Saviour to his Disciples) and you in me, and I in you: They are in him, and he in them. The like also you have John 17.21,—23. There our Saviour prayeth, That they may be one in us, I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one. Mark: I in them, and thou in me, Look as God the Father is in Christ, so the Lord Christ also is in every believer. To this purpose also is that of the Apostle, Col. 1.27. The riches of the glory of this mystery is, Christ in you the hope of glory: CHRIST IN YOU. You see the Point is clear: Christ is in every justified person.

The like to this you have John 14.20. I am in my Father (saith our Saviour to his Disciples) and you in me, and I in you: They are in him, and he in them. The like also you have John 17.21,—23. There our Saviour prayeth, That they may be one in us, I in them, and thou in mee, that they may bee made perfect in one. Mark: I in them, and thou in me, Look as God the Father is in Christ, so the Lord Christ also is in every beleever. To this purpose also is that of the Apostle, Col. 1.27. The riches of the glory of this mysterie is, Christ in you the hope of glory: CHRIST IN YOU. You see the Point is clear: Christ is in every justified person.

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For the further understanding hereof, I will let you know in a word or two (for I purpose but to touch it) how the Lord Jesus Christ is in all justified persons. First, he is in them, as the Householder or Master of the Family is in his house: Therefore the Apostle saith,

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