ther hath are mine, therefore said I, that he shall receive of mine. On this difficult point we cannot do better than adopt these words of Christ, and maintain, that because all things that the Father hath are Christ's, therefore the Holy Spirit proceedeth from the Son, as he does from the Father". Q. Prove that the Holy Ghost is in operations distinguishable from, but in essence and attributes one and the same with the Father and the Son? A. First, The arguments we advanced (p. 275 and 278.) to prove the personality of the Holy Ghost, prove also that he is in operations distinguishable from the Father; for they attributed to him actions, such as those of interceding with the Father, and fulfilling his will, which can be satisfactorily explained in no other sense. have further shown (p. 284.) his agency in the creation of the world, which is a divine operation far above the power of men or angels. To which we may add his ability to preserve what he has created". We We would only further refer to 1 Cor. xii. 1-11, where many of the gifts of the Spirit are enumerated together, and where the 11th verse • John xvi. 15. * See Barrow's six Reasons, vol. ii. serm. xxxiv. p. 503. ⚫ Psalm civ. 30. With Bishop Hall's Paraphrase in loc. contains this decisive assertion, "All these (gifts) worketh that one and the self same Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will." "In fine," says Barrow, "there is no work, either of nature, or of providence, or of grace, so sublime or so difficult, which is not ascribed to the efficacy of the Holy Spirit: the which doth show his Sovereign authority, and his Almighty power; for surely by no more plain and cogent arguments, than by these,,can the omnipotence of the Supreme Deity itself be demonstrated "." Secondly, That the Holy Ghost is in essence and attributes one and the same with the Father and the Son, may be proved from Scripture, for there, in more places than one, the names of God and Holy Ghost are used in such a way as to imply identity. The angel said to the blessed Virgin at our Lord's conception, "The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee, therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God"." Here the Holy Ghost must be God, otherwise Christ is not the Son of God, as our text asserts, and as has been else where proved. Again, "Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Barrow, vol. ii. serm. xxxiv. P. 501. u Luke i. 35, Holy Ghost," and immediately added, “Thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God." The evident deduction from which passages must be, that the Holy Ghost is God, of the same substance with the Father and the Son. Compare also Matt. xii. with Luke xi. 20, and Acts ii. 22, with Rom. xv. 19o. Q. Secondly, What is the office of the Holy Ghost? A. With relation to God his office is to declare and to fulfil the Divine will and decrees. With regard to man, his office is to put into our hearts good desires, and bring the same to good effect; to be our adviser, comforter, and sanctifier. Q. Prove the first point with relation to God. A." The Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, let there be light, and there was light"." Paul," Hath revealed unto us, 66 God," saith St. by his Spirit, the * Acts v. 3, which text Bishop Pearson explains at length, p. 480-483. ▾ Connexus Patris in Filio, et Filii in Paracleto, tres efficit cohærentes, alterum ex altero. Qui tres unum sunt, non unus. Quomodo dictum est, Ego et Pater unum sunt: ad substantiæ unitatem, non ad numeri singularitatem. Tertullian, Adv. Prax. xxv. * Gen. i. 2, 3. U things which he hath prepared for them that love him "." a "I will pray the Father," saith Christ, and "He shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever "." The Holy Spi rit is called "the power of the Highest Christ. cast out devils" by the Spirit of God." God "garnished the heavens by his Spirit." "Mighty signs and wonders were done by the power of the Spirit of God." Q. Prove the second point with relation to man. A." The Spirit," saith St. Paul, “helpeth our infirmities; for we know not what we should pray for, as we ought; but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered." "If ye, brethren, through the Spirit, do mor tify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For ye have not received the Spirit of bondage again to fear, but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father." DIC "The God of hope fill you with all joy and a Matt. xii. 28. Rom. viii. 26. peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost." "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance *." "We are bound," saith St. Paul to the Thessalonians'," to give thanks always to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit' m " To the Corinthians the same Apostle saith", "Ye are washed, ye are sanctified, ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. And again he saith, "Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him; but God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit "." Rom. xv. 13. 1 2 Thess. ii. 13. n 1 Cor. vi. 11. Gal. v. 22, 23. Also iv. 6. • See Homily for Whitsunday, p. 389. Also Novatian, De Trinitate, cap. xxix. 1 Cor. ii. 10. See also St. Cyril Cateches. xvi. § 8—12. The acts of worship paid to the Holy Ghost, the forms of prayer addressed to him, and the doxologies, of which the writings of all Christians from the days of the Apostles afford |