Ss c T. XI. in Gods Statutes, andkeepinghis yudgements. perlonsOaould ye be who are the Temple of theLord, who'fe fouls aremade an heaven ? Is it for you to be vain, earthly and immoderately affefted unto a ny Creature ? Have you not that within which may be in flead of all com- forts to you ? Thy frail body is aCabinet wherein excellent Jewelsare. Now that we may the better know whether the Spirit of God be in us, Of theopera- cauGog us to walk in his Commandments, confider whether the other effi.ds Sons ' ahc attributed to the Spirit in the Scripture bealto in thee : for as the Sunvouch- ian. fafeth heat as well aslight, and is not with eitherof thefe alone : fo the Spirit of Gad comes notalone, but hachdivers and noble operations with it. Hence Tome expound that place from tbefeven Jpirits in the Revelations, Revel. 1.4. of the holy Spirit in its manifold operations. As, Firfl, Its called the good Spirit, Pfalm 143 Let thy good Spirit leadme, in a. oppootion to the evill fpirit. So that asthe evill fpirit or the Devil in wicked men is continually inclining and moving of them to all evill thoughts, affe- @ions and defines They chink evil!, they conceive evil!, they aft evill : as the Spider doch onely vene poi(on fo the good Spirit of God in good men doch incline and move them tó good thoughts, good affeftions, good aftions: Hence theyare laid to have a good Treafure in their hearts. And of what conic- quence it is tohave this Spirit of God, appeareth, in that its,named forall good tangs : For whereas one Evangelio faith ; If ye beingevil, know bow to give gooa things, bow much more will your heavenly Father befdow good gifts ? Mat. 7. It. Another faith, Howmuch more willho heftow the Spirit ?Luke ít.13. So that theSpirit is in lead of all good things. If then it cannot lie hid, it will be quickiy difcerned, whether this good Ipirit, or chat evill wicked fpiric abides and dwels in thee. The fruit willdifcover the tree :Its orange that people flaruld nomore confider want theFountain is from whence allflows, whether it be bit- ter or tweet. Secondly, Its aSpirit of Prayer, and Supplication, joyned with a tender a. mourning heart, Zachary nz. and- Rom. 8. Groans unutterableare faid tocome from the fpirit; yea in that place is excellently defcribed the help, guide and fupport,which is afforded to the Godly in Prayer, by the Spirit : VVe know not what to pray, or how to pray : fo that if thou haft this mereie in the Text, thou findefl it mightily working in the duty of Prayer, enlighcniog chi¡ minde, heating thy affect ions, Calming thy heart, fnpporting thee agaínit unbe- lief, fears and atoll. Indeed the fpirit of God giveth a Gift of prayer, which many unregenerate and hypocrites have ; yea theymay be admirable in it s but there is the Grace of prayer, when the (ouI is powred out in a gracious manner, and this isonly in the godly. A naturali man cannot pray acceptably , and they crud in a broken Reed whoput confidenceintheir good prayers, which yet they have by Roteor Cuoome, not through Gods Spirit. Do notthen fcomfullypaire over this couchfiune. Thirdly, Its called The Spirit of Wijedome, and Revelation, Ifaiale r E. z. which was drib communicated to Chrio the Head, without meature, and then like vAarons Oyl defcends to the Members of Chrift. This Spirit of Revelation, is to fee and behold the Glory of thofe things Revealed in the Gofpel, arid the difcerning of things in a fpirituail manner, which the na- turall man cannot doe,; and the fpirit of Wifdome is tomake a man under- Ilandthe matters of Religion in a Godly and prafticall manner, fo to believe and know, as to referre all to Godlineffe. Now bow dellicute many are of the Spirit in this fente, the ignorance and duloeffe about holy things doch evidently Demondrate ; they know and underdand nothing in the principles of Religion , toas to have their lives Transformed by thepower of it. Fourthly, and lalily, Its called the Spirit of o4doption, Romans 8. ES. which puts a Filiali boldnefle into us, and makes us call God, Abba Fuher: 4. YYY a Thoft 531
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