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prove the great God, and King above all Gods, as is evident by comparing, Pfal. 95. perfon of the Spirit 3, 6, 7, 8, 9. with Heb. 3. 7, 9. The to be Di Spirit of Iehovah is the God of Ifrael, 2 Sam 23. 2, 3. The People rebelled against Jehovah, and tempted him in the wilderneffe, Deut. 6.16. Numb. 14. 26, 27. Deut. 9.7, 24. now that is meant of tempting and rebelling againft the Holy Ghoft, as well as against God the Father and Jefus Chrift, as is cleare, if you compare fa. 63, 10. Heb. 3.7, 9. with the places alledged The Holy Ghoft is that Jehovah who made the New Covenant Num. 12 6 with his chofen People,lerem. 31, 31.com2 Pet. 1.21. Pared with Heb. 10. 15, 16, The Holy Ghost is that Jehovah who fpake by IJaiab the Prophet; compare Ifa. 6. 8, 9. with Acts 28. 25, 26. we might argue in like manner, from Levit. 19. 2. &c, compared with Heb. §. 7, 8. and severall oI Cor. 12. ther places, Num, 12.6. Heba.1, 2 Pet.1.21. I Cor. 12. 5, 6.

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The Omnipotence of the Spirit is clear. ly proved, because he worketh all in all, according to the counfell of his Will, and worketh miracles, which tranfcend not only the common courfe and order, mipotence but the whole power of nature, I Cor. 12. of the 6,910, 11. fuch are the railing of the dead, Rom. 8. 11. the regeneration and fanctification of our fouls, Tit. 3. 5. 1 Cor.

Spirit.

6.11. and therefore he is called the Holy 4. Divine Ghost, because the Father and the Son do works of according to Divine difpenfation fanctify the Spius by the operation of the Holy Ghoft, rit, Moreover the Holy Ghoft did teach the Prophets and Apostles, and lead them into all truth, he overshadowed the Virgin, &c. John 16. 13. Acts 2.4. 1 Pet. 1. 11. and 2 Pet 1.21. The holy Ghoft is the great God and Creatour of all things Pfal.93.3. 5. Heb. 3.

The OmniThe Holy Ghost is Omniscient; for he Science of knowes the deep things of God, and the the Spirit. Ss ivde: fecrets of men; he infpired the Prophets and Apostles, and moved them to reveale πρόγνωσης the myfteries of faith and godlines, I Cor. Rom.9. 1. 2.10.11. and I Pet.1.11, 2 Pet. 1.21. Rom. 1 Cor. 2. 9.1. Rev.2.23.

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The Holy Ghoft is Omniprefent, he dwels in all Saints as in a Temple, he re- prefence of paires, adornes,beautifies his Temple, and the Spirit. acts in every fingle Saint as the fpirit of dif- Rom. 8.9. obedience acts in Children of wrath owe 2 Tim. 1. cannot flie from the prefence of the fpirit 1 Cor.3.16 because he is Omniprefent, Pfal.139.7.

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By what hath been already written, it is evident that the Holy Ghoft hath the ti- Cor.12.11 tles and attributes of God, he doth per- Vide Bafi Thef 2.13 forme works proper to God; and that de- lium.lib.de vine Honour is due unto him, I fhall clear- Spiritu ly prove because it is denyed by the bla- Sancto. fphemous wits of this difcourfing age. zianzen. The

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The Holy Ghoft who spake by Isaiah teftimoni- the Prophet, is worshipped by the Angels of me de Pc. God, as is moft evident by comparing fa. itate Spiri. 6.3.9. with its 28.25. 26. The whole tus San&ti Church of God is exhorted to worship the invenies. Holy Ghoft as the Great God as Jehovah,as our Maker;to bow down and kneel before him, that is,to give him divine worship both inward and outward,because he is our God, as appears by comparing, Pfa. 95. .6.7. with Heb.3.7 89. The Apoftle gives divine Honour to the Holy Choft when he appeals to him as to the fearcher of hearts, Rom. 9.1. and the Holy Ghoft who speaks to the Churches,joynes with the fon of God (who fpeaks to them allo) in tearching of the heart and reines, Revel. 2 17.18.23. and all the Churches are commanded to hearken to both as unto God blessed for ever. Our foules and bodies are faid to be the Temples of God because they are the Temples of the Holy Ghoft; and therefore we are commanded to worship and glorify the holyGhost with our fouls and bodies; for the spirit doth dwell in his Temple that he may be worshiped in his Temple. The Temple is a profane place, if there be no worship there, and it is, muft be, pure, holy and fpirituall worship, and facrifice, such as the holy spirit delights in; elfe the Temple will be defiled, deftroyed. Compare, 1 Cor. 3. 15. 16,17. 1 Cor.6, 19,20. 2 Cor.

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I Per.2.5.

22.

6. 16. 18. and 2 Cor. 7. 1. The Church is bleffed in the name of the Holy Ghoft as in 1 Cor. 6. the name of God, and the communion of 19,20. the holy spirit is spirituall and faving as Rom.12. well as the fpeciall grace of Chrift,and love 2. of the Father, as appeares by that folemn Cor.3. Apoftolicall benediction, 2 Cor. 13.14. and 16,17. the beloved Difciple proclames the spirit Eph 2. 18. to be the fountaine of grace and peace as well as the Father or Jefus Chrift, and therfore doth beg grace and peace of the Spirit of grace (who doth purify and pacify our hearts) for all the Churches, Revel.1.4. The holy Ghost doth regulate all Churches and Church-affaires. Acts 13.2.4 Acts 15. 28. Acts 20 28. Baptifme is adminiftred in the name and for the Honour of the holy Gholt. Matth. 28 19. The holy Ghost doth bestow upon us, and work in us thofe fpirituall and glorious bleffings which are fealed in or conveyed by Baptifme, and therefore we are more efpecially Baptized by the holy Ghoft. Matth 3.11. Iohn 3.5.6, for we are born of the fpirit, regenerated, washed, renewed by the fpirit, who purifies the foule as water doth the body, Titus 3. 5,6.

The violation of the Honour and worship of the Holy Ghoft is most severely punished, Mark 3.29. Hebr.6.4. Hebr.10.28. 29. and therefore there is fpeciall care taken in the holy Scriptures both for the prefervation

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Heb 3 7,8

Galath. 5.

18.25

19.

A&s7 51. fervation and vindication of the honour of Ifai 63.10. the Holy Ghoft; we muft not grieve, vex, Ephe.4 30 refift quench the Holy Ghoft, that is, we muft not displease him, we must not difobey him, we must obey his dictates,his moRom 8.12 tions, we must be quickened, taught, led, 13.14. ruled, governed by him: we must attri1 Theff. 5. bute all the glorious Titles to the Holy Ghoft given him in Scripture, of which we have fo largely discoursed we must acknowledge him to be the Spirit of Truth, and thereforefore must beleeve in him; the fpirit of fupplication, the spirit of grace and holineffe, and therefore love him and pray to him we must either renounce 1 Cor. 12. our Baptifme in his Name, or elfe we must 13.Matth. confeffe that we are obliged to beleeve in 3.11. John him, reverence, love, obey, glorifie him

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with all inward and outward worship: for we are debtours to the Spirit, to live to the Spirit, and glorifie the Spirit of regeneration who works in us the inftrument of Juftification, that there may be an effeAtuall application of Chrift to our fouls though Chrift make the purchase, the Spirit of adoption makes the affurance, he feals us up to the day of redemption,and therefore good reafon have we to offer up our fouls and bodies in a fpirituall facrifice to him;for these temples were made for facrifice; Rom. 12. 1,2. 1 Pet. 2.5, Now if God who will not give his glory to ano

ther,