‘ from whence we expect our Saviour Jesus Christ/ Now, if our Conversation be in Heaven , then Heaven must be in us; Christ dwelleth in Heaven , and then if we are his Temple , that Temple Heaven must be in us.
11. But for all this, seeing Sin tempteth us zvithin us, whereby the Devil hath within us an Access to us, therefore Hell also must be in us too, for the Devil dwelleth in Hell ; wheresoever he is, he is in Hell , and cannot come out of it. Yea, when he possesseth a Man, he dwelleth in Hell , viz., in the Anger of God in that Man.
12. Therefore we ought to consider well what Maji is, and how he is a Man ; and then we shall find that a true Christian is not a mere Historical New Ma?i , as if it were enough for us outwardly to confess Christ , and believe that he is the Son of Cjod , and hath paid the Ransom for us. For Righteousness availeth nothing, imputed from without, that is, by believing only that it is so imputed. But it is an inherent Righteousness bprn in us, by which we become the Children of Qod, that availeth.
13. And as the earthly Flesh must die , so also the Life "anti Will must die from Sin, and be as a Child that knoweth nothing, but longeth only after the Mother which brought it forth. So likewise must the Will of a Christian enter again into its Mother, viz., into the Spirit of Christ, and become a Child in itself, in its ozvn Will and Power , having its Will and Desire inclined and directed only towards its Mother. And a New Will and Obedience in Righteousness, which Willeth Sin no more, must rise from Death out of the Spirit of Christ in him .
14. For that Will is not born anew, which desireth and admitteth Vanity into itself ; and yet there remaineth a Will
Of generation .
which longeth after Vanity , and sinneth , even in the New-born or Regenerate Man. Therefore the Image or Nature of Man should be well understood, and how the New-Birth cometh to pass ; seeing it is qot wrought in the mortal Flesh , and yet is wrought truly and really in us, in Flesh and Blood , in Water and Spirit , as the Scripture saith.
15. We should therefore rightly understand what Kind of Man it is in us, that is the Member of Christ , and Temple of Qod who dwelleth in Heaven . And then also what Kind of Man it is, that the Devil ruleth and driveth ; for he cannot meddle with the Temple of Christ , nor doth he care much for the 7 tiortal Flesh ; and yet there are »not three Men in one another, for all make but tine Man.
16. Now if we will understand this rightly, we must consider 'Meme and Eternity, and how they are in one another ; also Light and Darkness , Cjood and Evil ; but especially the Original of Man, which may be thus apprehended.
17. The outward World with the Stars and four Elements,
wherein Man and all Creatures live, neither is, nor is called Qod.
Indeed Qod dwelleth in it, but the Substance of the outward
World comprehendeth him not.
18. We see also that the Light shineth in Darkness, and the Darkness comprehendeth not the Light, and yet they both dwell in one another. The four Elements are also an Example of this; which in their Original are but one Element, which is neither hot nor cold, nor dry, nor moist, and yet by its stirring separateth itself into four Properties , viz., into Fire , Air, Water , and Earth .
19. Who would believe that Fire produceth or generateth Water? And that the Original of Fire could be in Water , if we did not see it with our Eyes in Tempests of Thunder, Lightning, and Rain ; and did not find also, that in living Creatures, the essential Fire of the Body dwelleth in the Blood \ and that the Blood is the Mother of the Fire, and the Fire is the Father of the Blood.
1 as God dwelleth in the World , and filleth all Things,
‘ from whence we expect our Saviour Jesus Christ/ Now, if our Conversation be in Heaven , then Heaven must be in us; Christ dwells in Heaven , and then if we are his Temple , that Temple Heaven must be in us.
11. But for all this, seeing Sin tempts us zvithin us, whereby the Devil has within us an Access to us, therefore Hell also must be in us too, for the Devil dwells in Hell ; wheresoever he is, he is in Hell , and cannot come out of it. Yea, when he possesses a Man, he dwells in Hell , viz., in the Anger of God in that Man.
12. Therefore we ought to consider well what Maji is, and how he is a Man ; and then we shall find that a true Christian is not a mere Historical New Ma?i , as if it were enough for us outwardly to confess Christ , and believe that he is the Son of Cjod , and has paid the Ransom for us. For Righteousness avails nothing, imputed from without, that is, by believing only that it is so imputed. But it is an inherent Righteousness bprn in us, by which we become the Children of Qod, that avails.
13. And as the earthly Flesh must die , so also the Life "anti Will must die from Sin, and be as a Child that knows nothing, but longs only after the Mother which brought it forth. So likewise must the Will of a Christian enter again into its Mother, viz., into the Spirit of Christ, and become a Child in itself, in its ozvn Will and Power , having its Will and Desire inclined and directed only towards its Mother. And a New Will and Obedience in Righteousness, which Wills Sin no more, must rise from Death out of the Spirit of Christ in him .
14. For that Will is not born anew, which desires and admitts Vanity into itself ; and yet there remains a Will
Of generation .
which longs after Vanity , and sinns , even in the New-born or Regenerate Man. Therefore the Image or Nature of Man should be well understood, and how the New-Birth comes to pass ; seeing it is qot wrought in the mortal Flesh , and yet is wrought truly and really in us, in Flesh and Blood , in Water and Spirit , as the Scripture says.
15. We should therefore rightly understand what Kind of Man it is in us, that is the Member of Christ , and Temple of Qod who dwells in Heaven . And then also what Kind of Man it is, that the Devil ruls and drivs ; for he cannot meddle with the Temple of Christ , nor does he care much for the 7 tiortal Flesh ; and yet there are »not three Men in one another, for all make but tine Man.
16. Now if we will understand this rightly, we must consider 'Meme and Eternity, and how they are in one another ; also Light and Darkness , Cjood and Evil ; but especially the Original of Man, which may be thus apprehended.
17. The outward World with the Stars and four Elements,
wherein Man and all Creatures live, neither is, nor is called Qod.
Indeed Qod dwells in it, but the Substance of the outward
World comprehends him not.
18. We see also that the Light shines in Darkness, and the Darkness comprehends not the Light, and yet they both dwell in one another. The four Elements are also an Example of this; which in their Original are but one Element, which is neither hot nor cold, nor dry, nor moist, and yet by its stirring separates itself into four Properties , viz., into Fire , Air, Water , and Earth .
19. Who would believe that Fire produces or generats Water? And that the Original of Fire could be in Water , if we did not see it with our Eyes in Tempests of Thunder, Lightning, and Rain ; and did not find also, that in living Creatures, the essential Fire of the Body dwells in the Blood \ and that the Blood is the Mother of the Fire, and the Fire is the Father of the Blood.
1 as God dwells in the World , and fills all Things,
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