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. /…

My brethren, be not deceived, Such an opinion is a mere delusion of Satan; wherever faith is, it bringeth Christ into the soul; Mark that, Whosoever believeth, Christ dwelleth in his heart by faith, Eph. 3.17. And, If Christ be in you, saith the Apostle, the body is dead, because of sin, but the spirit is life, because of righteousness, Rom. 8.10. If Christ be in you, that is, Whosoever believeth in the Lord Jesus, Christ dwells in such a man by faith; now if Christ be in the soul, the body cannot be dead; but a man is alive, and quick, and active to holy duties, ready, and willing, and cheerful in the performance of whatsoever God requireth; Christ is not a dead Saviour, nor the Spirit a dead Spirit; The second Adam is made a quickening spirit, 1 Cor. 15.45. And wherever the Spirit is, it works Effects suitable to it ⟨p. 166⟩The Spirit is a Spirit of purity, a spirit of zeal, &c. and where it is, it maketh pure and zealous, &c. When a man will say he hath faith, and in the mean time can be content to be idle and unfruitful in the work of the Lord, can be content to be a dead Christian, let him know, that his case is marvellously fearful: For if faith were in him indeed, it would appear, ye cannot keep your good hearts to your selves, where ever fire is, it will burn, and where ever faith is, it cannot be kept secret: The heart will be enlarged, the soul quickened, and there will be a change in the whole life and conversation, if ever faith take place in a man. I will say no more of this, but proceed to the Second point, arising out of the Affirmative part.

My brethren, be not deceived, Such an opinion is a meer delusion of Satan; whereever faith is, it bringeth Christ into the soul; Mark that, Whosoever beleeveth, Christ dwelleth in his heart by faith, Eph. 3.17. And, If Christ be in you, saith the Apostle, the body is dead, because of sin, but the spirit is life, because of righteousness, Rom. 8.10. If Christ be in you, that is, Whosoever beleeveth in the Lord Jesus, Christ dwels in such a man by faith; now if Christ be in the soul, the bodie cannot be dead; but a man is alive, and quick, and active to holy duties, ready, and willing, and cheerfull in the performance of whatsoever God requireth; Christ is not a dead Saviour, nor the Spirit a dead Spirit; The second Adam is made a quickning spirit,