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The Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. Isa. liii. 6. In return we partake of his nature, and the purchase of his blood.

And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. John i. 16.

By one Spirit are we all baptized into one body. 1 Cor. xii. 13. Ye are all one in Christ Jesus. Gal. iii. 28.

In whom ye also are builded together, for an habitation of God, through the Spirit. Eph. ii. 22.

(i.) We are partakers of his nature.

That by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature. 2 Pet. i. 4.

(ii.) Of his Spirit.

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? for the temple of God is holy, which temple are ye. 1 Cor. iii. 16, 17.

(iii.) Of his sufferings.

That I may know the fellowship of his sufferings. Phil. iii. 10. (iv.) Of his glory.

If we suffer, we shall also reign with him. 2 Tim. ii. 12. 3. With the Holy Ghost.

The Spirit shall teach you all things, and shall bring all things to your remembrance. John xiv. 26.

The communion of the Holy Ghost be with you all. 2 Cor. xiii.

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If there be any fellowship of the Spirit. Phil. ii. 1.

We are sanctified by the Spirit; communion with the Father and the Son is wrought by the Spirit; and hereby we become the sons of God, having received the Spirit of adoption.

As many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God, &c. Rom. viii. 14, 15.

Ye are the temple of God-the Spirit of God dwelleth in you. 1 Cor. iii. 16.

All communion with God now is through the medium of the written word. In time past, God spake to prophets and holy men in visions, but he has long ceased to employ this mode of communication.

Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one. Ps. lxxxix. 19. God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son. Heb. i. 1, 2.

We have communion with God when we determine to forsake sin, when we exercise unshaken hope in Christ, and when we endure affliction in an humble, patient, and quiet spirit. This intercourse is carried on in devout aspirations, and is evidenced by the word of God becoming more

There is great danger of mistaking a spirit of self and pride for the Spirit of God. Let us guard against such a dangerous error.

With whom besides do saints hold communion?

4. With holy angels.

They encamp about the righteous, and minister to the saints. Ps. xxxiv. 7. Heb. i. 14.

Thus an angel brought Lot out of Sodom, and another conducted Israel out of Egypt. Daniel was preserved by an angel, who stopped the mouth of the lions.

The angel of his presence saved them. Isa. Ixiii. 9.

At the end of the world they will sever the wicked from the just. Matt. xiii. 39. 49.

Angels foretold the birth of John the Baptist. Luke i. 13.

And that of Jesus. Luke i. 30.

They sung a hymn at the nativity. Luke ii. 13.

There is joy among them over every sinner that repenteth. Luke xv. 10.

They carried the soul of Lazarus to Abraham's bosom. Luke xvi. 22.

They strengthened Christ in his agony. Luke xxix. 43.

They told Mary of the resurrection of Christ. Luke xxiv. 5. They predicted his second coming after the ascension. Acts i. 10.

They opened the prison doors, and brought out the apostles. Acts v. 19; xii. 8.

An angel directed Cornelius to send for Peter. Acts x. 5.

5. With other saints on earth by love; and with the saints in glory, in hope of the happiness they enjoy. Ye are come unto Mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and church of the first-born, which are written in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, and to Jesus, the mediator of the new covenant. Heb. xii. 22, 23. They have the same ordinances, promises, and affections; are ingrafted into the same stock; receive life from the same root; and are heirs of the same glory. One Lord, one faith, one baptism. Eph. iv. 5.

They have an intimate union with all the saints on earth, as living members of Christ.

What are the uses of this article?

1. To excite to holiness.

To receive an inheritance among them which are sanctified. Acts xxvi. 18.

What concord hath Christ with Belial? 2 Cor. vi. 14, 15.

Who hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of

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There is great danger of mistaking a spirit of self and pride for the Spirit of God. Let us guard against such a dangerous error.

With whom besides do saints hold communion?

4. With holy angels.

They encamp about the righteous, and minister to the saints. Ps. xxxiv. 7. Heb. i. 14.

Thus an angel brought Lot out of Sodom, and another conducted Israel out of Egypt. Daniel was preserved by an angel, who stopped the mouth of the lions.

The angel of his presence saved them. Isa. Ixiii. 9.

At the end of the world they will sever the wicked from the just. Matt. xiii. 39. 49.

Angels foretold the birth of John the Baptist. Luke i. 13.
And that of Jesus. Luke i. 30.

They sung a hymn at the nativity. Luke ii. 13.

There is joy among them over every sinner that repenteth. Luke xv. 10.

They carried the soul of Lazarus to Abraham's bosom. Luke xvi. 22.

They strengthened Christ in his agony. Luke xxix. 43.

They told Mary of the resurrection of Christ. Luke xxiv. 5. They predicted his second coming after the ascension. Acts i. 10.

They opened the prison doors, and brought out the apostles. Acts v. 19; xii. 8.

An angel directed Cornelius to send for Peter. Acts x. 5.

5. With other saints on earth by love; and with the saints in glory, in hope of the happiness they enjoy. Ye are come unto Mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and church of the first-born, which are written in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, and to Jesus, the mediator of the new covenant. Heb. xii. 22, 23. They have the same ordinances, promises, and affections; are ingrafted into the same stock; receive life from the same root; and are heirs of the same glory. One Lord, one faith, one baptism. Eph. iv. 5.

They have an intimate union with all the saints on earth, as living members of Christ.

What are the uses of this article?

1. To excite to holiness.

To receive an inheritance among them which are sanctified.
Acts xxvi. 18.

What concord hath Christ with Belial? 2 Cor. vi. 14, 15.
Who hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of

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The Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. Isa. liii. 6.
In return we partake of his nature, and the purchase of
his blood.

And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
John i. 16.

By one Spirit are we all baptized into one body. 1 Cor. xii. 13.
Ye are all one in Christ Jesus. Gal. iii. 28.

In whom ye also are builded together, for an habitation of God,
through the Spirit. Eph. ii. 22.

(i.) We are partakers of his nature.

That by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature. 2 Pet. i. 4.

(ii.) Of his Spirit.

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? for the temple of God is holy, which temple are ye. 1 Cor. iii. 16, 17.

(iii.) Of his sufferings.

That I may know the fellowship of his sufferings. Phil. iii. 10.
(iv.) Of his glory.

If we suffer, we shall also reign with him. 2 Tim. ii. 12.
3. With the Holy Ghost.

The Spirit shall teach you all things, and shall bring all things
to your remembrance. John xiv. 26.

The communion of the Holy Ghost be with you all. 2 Cor. xiii 14.

If there be any fellowship of the Spirit. Phil. i. 1.

We are sanctified by the Spirit; communion with the Father and the Son is wrought by the Spirit; and hereby we become the sons of God, having received the Spirit of adoption.

As many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of
God, &c. Rom. viii. 14, 15.

Ye are the temple of God-the Spirit of God dwelleth in you
1 Cor. iii. 16.

All communion with God now is through the medium of the written word. In time past, God spake to prophets and holy men in visions, but he has long ceased to employ this mode of communication.

Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one. Ps. lxxxix. 19 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in tine past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son. Heb. i. 1. 2.

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