influence of his truth, and the influence of
his power. His truth is exhibited in tea∣ching
the Church, which is illumination,
his power partly in guiding the Church, and
partly in defending it, that is direction, this
protection. Now in all these doe they who
are in Christ, according to the measure and
proportion of his Spirit, certainely com∣municate.
They have their eyes more or
lesse opened, like Paul, to see the terrours
of God, the fearefulnesse of sinne, the rot∣tennesse
of a spirituall death, the pretious∣nesse
of Christ and his promises, the glimp∣ses
and rayes of that glory which shall be
revealed: they have their feete loosned with
Lazarus, that they can now rise, and walke,
and leape, and praise God. Lastly, they are
strengthned and cloathed with the whole
armes of God, which secureth them a∣gainst
all the malice, or force of Satan.
Fiftly, where faith is, there is a naturall
compassion in all the members of Christ to∣wards
each other. If sinne be by one mem∣ber
committed, the other members are
troubled for it, because they are all parta∣kers
of that Spirit which is grieved with
the sinnes of his people. If one part bee
afflicted, the other are interested in the paine,
because all are united together in one head
which is the Fountaine, and originall of
Sense. The members of the Church are