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A86947	The mystery of Christ in us, with the mystery of the Father, Word, and holy Ghost or Spirit, opened also, the parable of the rich man's flocks and herds, and the poor man's ewe-lamb, explicated. Likewise, the way that Christ takes to undo a man, and take away his life. Together with a discovery of the neerness of Christs coming, and of those glorious things which are to be fulfilled in these later days. Set forth and published by Ed. Hide jun.	Hyde, Edward, 1607-1659.	1651 (1651)	Wing H3866; Thomason E1372_4; ESTC R209351	80,214	204

is the light of the world that enlightens the world and that he that is a follower of Christ shall not walk in darkness but shall have the light of life that is life's light that is he shall have that light that is accompanied with life See that in Heb. 7. 17. For he testifieth Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek The Father testifieth of Christ that he is an everlasting Priest to make intercession for us and to take away our sins Who is made not after the Law of a carnal commandment but after the power of an endless life that is unlooseable and indissolvable life The second thing to be enquired into is What the Word's report is 1. It beareth witness of the Father 2. Of it self First It beareth witness of the Father that he sent his Son to be the Saviour of the world it testifieth what it hath seen and heard in the Father and from the Father Joh. 3. 32. The Word testifieth of that good will love and grace which it hath seen and heard to be in the Father towards the worst of sinners the Word beareth witness of the Father by its works that it did that the Father sent him into the world to finish that great work of Redemption and Reconciliation See Joh. 18. 37. To this end was I born and for this cause came I into the world that I should bear witness unto the truth Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice Secondly It testifieth of it self See Joh. 8. 14 18. Jesus answered and said unto them Though I bear record of my self yet my record is true for I know whence I came and whither I go I am one that beareth witness of my self that I came from the Father and go to the Father Object But may some say Christ saith in Joh. 5. 3. If I bear witness of my self my witness is not true so that Christ bearing witness of himself is not true Answ. To this I answer If Christ bear witness of himself alone that is without the Father and not as one sent from the Father then indeed his witness is nottrue otherwise it is The third thing to be enquired into is What the holy Ghost's report is The holy Ghost's report see in Heb. 10. 15. Whereof the holy Ghost also is a witness to us of which see in vers. 10. By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all See likewise vers. 12. This man after he offered one sacrifice for sins for ever sate down on the right hand of God from henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstoole See vers 14. For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified All which the holy Ghost testifieth And that in Act. 5. 32. For we are his witnesses of these things and so is also the holy Ghost whom God hath given to them that obey him What doth the holy Ghost witness See in vers 30 31. The God of our Fathers raised up Jesus whom ye slew and hanged on a tree Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour for to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins of which the holy Ghost is a witness Now the holy Ghost beareth witness by cloven tongues that Christ is exalted See Act. 2. 3 4 33. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire and it sate upon each of them And they were all filled with the holy Ghost and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted and having received of the Father the promise of the holy Ghost he hath shed forth this which you now see and hear The fourth thing to be inquired into is How the Father Word and holy Ghost witness They witness immediately that is without means The next thing to be inquired into is How the Father Word and holy Ghost are one They are one in substance in being they are one pure essence and person He doth not say They agree in One but Are One If it be thus Then this may serve to discover what these three Witnesses in Heaven are they are the Father Word and holy Ghost three immediate true and strong Witnesses It is written in the Law that the testimony of two witnesses is true much more the testimony of three What greater testimony can there be in Heaven then the testimony of three the Father bearing testimony of the Son and the Son of the Father and the holy Ghost of both all three witnessing grace and love to our spirits that we are theirs and they ours Job saith Also now behold my witness is in heaven speaking of the Father Son and holy Ghost in unity and my record is on high that is in the high places Job 16. 19. It shall be established for ever as the moon and as a faithful witness in heaven Selah speaking of Davids Throne So Psa. 37. The witnesses in Heaven are such as are faithful Now a faithful witness will not lye Prov. 14. 5 25. If it be so Then desire God to open the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony in heaven to you Rev. 15. 5. It is said when the Temple of God was opened in heaven there was seen in the Temple the Arke of his Testament and there were lightnings and voices and thunderings and an earthquake and great hail Rev. 11. 19. Friends when God comes to open his Temple in Heaven then we shall see the Ark of his Testament and lightenings and voices and thunders and an earthquake and great hail fall upon the man of sin in us If it be so Then this may serve to discover what the mystery of the Father Son and holy Ghost or Spirit is That they are three and yet one one and yet three that the Father is one the Son another and the holy Ghost another and yet the same God variously come forth So that Unity brancheth forth it self into Variety and Variety into Unity the Father is not limited to Unity but spreads forth himself into Diversi●y If it be so Then this may serve to discover the vanity and blasphemy of those that hold that Christ and the Spirit are meer Creatures and not the most high God For it is cleer from what hath been spoken that they are the most high God in Unity and the Father Son and Spirit differ not but in their several makings forth all are but one eternal wise immortal and invisible Being And the reason why people fall into such gross absurdities is because they are ignorant of this mystery He that sendeth and he that is sent He that gave the holy Ghost and the holy Ghost that was given He that speaketh of himself and he that speaketh not of himself He that teacheth and he that is taught He that gives and he that receiveth He that is the giver and he

Christ a being in every place but not in our hearts The cause of Unbelief is Ignorance we are ignorant of this truth Christ in us and therefore cannot believe it If it be so that there is a readiness in those who feel not the Lord Jesus in them to enquire who shall ascend into heaven and who shall descend into the deep to fetch Christ from thence into their hearts Then say not in your hearts Who shall ascend and who shall descend to fetch Christ from heaven and the deep into your hearts it is the voice of the righteousness of Faith Why do you say so what is the reason of it Because saith the soul I do not injoy him nor possess him within me How do you know that you do not injoy him Because I feel him not I should feel him within me if he were there Poor soul he may be within thee though thou feelest him not and it is thy being carryed out after more Feeling then Faith that blindes thine eyes 2. If it be so This may serve to discover what manner of spirit we are of it discovers the baseness of our spirits that though the righteousness of faith saith Say not in your hearts Who shall go up into heaven and who shall go down into the deep to fetch Christ from thence into our hearts yet we will say so and do say so often in our hearts though we have no ground to say so seeing Christ is within us A second Corollary from the words is this That that Christ which we take care for who shall ascend into the heavens and who shall descend into the deep to bring him into our hearts is within us even in our hearts This is cleer from the words They enquired who shall ascend and who shall descend to bring Christ into their hearts whenas he was within them To prove this truth further we shall bring divers places of Scripture See that in Joh. 15. 4. Abide in me and I in you he speaks to his Disciples that were offended at his fleshly departure from them and that in Joh. 17. 23. I in them and thou in me and then that in 2 Cor. 13. 5. Examine your selves whether ye be in the Faith prove your own selves know ye not your own selves how that Jesus Christ is in you except ye be reprobates That is unapproved or rejected As if the Apostle should say You are reprobates if Christ be not in you and therefore he puts them upon trying proving whether he be in them or no And that in Eph. 4. 6. One God and Father of all who is above all and through all and in you all And that in 1 Joh. 4. Ye are of God little children and have overcome them because greater is he that is in you then he that is in the world speaking of Christ that he is in us and is stronger then he that is in the world which is the devil It is very sweet to consider this well and the right consideration of it will take away the fear that is many times in our spirits of the devil and of Christ not being in us And that in Gal. 2. 20. I am crucified with Christ nevertheless I live yet not I but Christ lives in me I am crucified and yet I live This is a paradox a strange thing how can a man be crucified and yet live The meaning of it is he was crucified to the world and lived to God And in Psal. 46. 5. God is in the midst of her she shall not be moved Friends God will not suffer us to be moved away from the hope of the Gospel but will help and that early when a temptation seizeth upon us because he is in the midst of us And that in Jerem. 14. 9. Why shouldst thou seem to be as a man amazed with us and as a mighty man that cannot save us They ask God this question Yet that is Though it be so thou art in the midst of us thou art neer to us we are called by thy Name that is We are thine and therefore leave us not Just so poor souls many times say to God when he seems to their souls as a man amazed and as one that cannot save them Why art thou so Lord tell us the reason of it notwithstanding this thou art in the midst of us thou art ours and we are thine we are called by thy Name do not forsake us And that in Zeph. 3. 5. The just Lord is in the midst thereof speaking of his Sanctuary he will not do iniquity that is sin Friends the holy Lord is within us see the fifteenth verse The Lord is in the midst of thee thou shalt not see evil any more Therefore in the fourteenth verse he calls upon his people to sing Sing O daughter of Zion shout O Israel be glad and rejoyce with all the heart O daughter of Jerusalem Is not this good news Friends why do ye not sing and shout for joy seeing the Lord is within you And in the seventeenth verse he speaks of the same thing The Lord thy God in the midst of thee or he that is thy God is in the midst of thee he is mighty that is he is strong he will save thee nothing shall hinder him neither sin nor devils he will rejoyce over thee with joy that is he will spend his joy upon thee thou shalt have his joy he will love thee and he will rest in that love he will lie down and take his ease in that love wherewith he hath loved thee He will not onely rejoyce over thee with joy but he will joy over thee with singing he will sing and joy over thee thou shalt be the subject of his joy and rejoycing Now in the sixteenth verse it is said In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem Fear thou not I am in the midst of thee and to Zion Let not thy hands be slack that is be not unbelieving The reason why I mentioned all these places of Scripture was that so the Objections might be fully satisfied concerning this truth Christ in them If it be so that that Christ which we take care for who shall ascend into the heavens and who shall descend into the deep to bring him into our hearts is within us that is in our hearts Then Friends be peswaded of this truth that Christ is within you But who is it that saith that Christ is within us The righteousness of faith and the Scriptures say so that he is in us in the midst of us nigh to us even in our hearts O glorious truth O excellent truth This is sweet sweet But you seem to make no difference between Christ's being in all the world and his being in the Saints Yes but I do there is a great deal of difference He is in all the world more generally he is in his Saints more particularly If it be so then this may serve to discover this truth to us O