An Expo{ttion of the Epifile ~ beltevin", and that their Confciences are quieted. But be in Heaven, my Ere. Srr. XV I. tllren, tl~ere is fuch a work as (eatmg by the Spirit; if ~ou have Faith, there is a ~ Sp n t,and a Sptrit of Promt(e made to. Believers, wh1ch you may receiVe by Faith.· This ts the ~rfi Reafon why he IS called a Sptnt of P>·omtje, becaufe he is promifed to Believers, as he is a Sealer.. . . . . [ mentioned a fccond Reafon, why he IS called the Spznt of Promt[e, as he IS a Sealer. What is that? Becaufe he always fealeth by a Promife. Thefe Truths, rny Erethren, are worthy your laying up, not only tp clear the Doctrine of this great work of the Spirit, (and I fiill fpeakwhat is pro~;er to tlwText,) but alfo tO direct you, and tO try whether you have lt, you that ooaft of it. It IS a)ways I f.1y, by a Promife; when he fealetb he bricgeth a Promife home to the heart. He is therefore called the Spirit of Promife, becaufe he ufeth a Promile in foal• iilg; as ·we fay ef a Souldier, be i& amrm of the Sword, becaufe a Sword is the Weapon he ufcth: fo he is called the Spirit of Promife, becaufe he ufeth a Pro– mife. As we are fa id to beHeirs of the Promife, becaufe the Promife belongeth to us: fo he is called the Spirit of Promife, becaufe he comforteth us by a Pro· mife. There is a Spirit lieth hid and dwelleth in the Promife to comfort us, if Faith could but draw him down to come into our hearts and fet them on. My Brethren, We heard that Jefus Chrift was fealed when he w~s baptized; but he was fealed by a Promife, it was not by an immediate Revelation only, but by bringing home a Truth to his heart.. What wa~ !t? Thi& i& my 6eto;;ed So11, in whom I am wellplcafed.ThiS JS a Scnpture Prom11e,you !hall find 1t m Ija.42.r. Thu is my Servant i11 whom I delight, my Etell in whom my So11l is we!J pleajfd; That which had been (peaking before ofthe Mej]iah is brought home to his heart. He fealeth not up his Son when he fpeaks from Heaven immediate!y, but he cloth it by a Promife ; therefore much more, my Brethren, cloth be feal up you. The Wordand the Spirit are joyned; they are joyned in the New .''lerufalem, much more now. Iftu;g.21. the Promife there, that My Word mtd my Spirit jbal111ot dep.1rt out of thy mottth, is fpoken of the Calling of the Jtws plainly, (for the Apofile quotetl1 it in Rom.r1. and it is the only place he quoteth for their Call,) The Redeemer jbalt come out of Zio11, arc the words jufi before. When Jefus Chrifi gave thePromife of the Holy Ghofi, as a Sealer and Comforter to the A– pofiles, he calleth him i1 Comforter indeed; but how? Saith he, He /bait 6ring d!t thi11gs tO.J'Our remembrance, for heJbaJJ takt of 111i11e and fbew it U1lfo )'OU; for if the Holy Ghofi do not come with a word, and take of Chrifi's and fet that upon your heart, it is a delufion; he fealeth by a Promifo fiill, and therefore in all that difcourfe of Chrift, where he promifeth him as a Comforter, in .Joh.r4. he calleth him a Spirit of Truth as well as aComforter. Therefore when we fay, it is an immediate Teftimony, the meaning is not that it is without the Word, no, it is by a Promife; but the meaning is, it is immediate in refpect of ufing ) our own Graces as an evidence and a witnefs; but he bringeth home a Promife to the heart, fome abfolute Promife or other; he rideth 11po11 the wi11gs of a Pro• mi(e,as you may read in the Book of Mar£Yrs, concerning Billuy. He is a Spirit ofPromife,my Brethren,when he fealeth. Therefore let me tell you this, All your Revelations that are without the Word, or would draw you from the Word,they are naught and dangerous. We do not {peak for Erttbufiafms ,it is the Spirit ap– l'lying the Word to the heart that we"fpeak of. It is not to write new Scripture,to make words, to be guided by the Holy Ghofi without the Word, No,we deteft all fuch ; but it is to draw you to the Word, he fafineth the Word upon your hearts, fealeth you by a Promifo, therefore he is called a Spirit of Promife. There i.< one thing more that I mull make an end of; it was neceffary to O· pen thcfe Truths unto you, for I could not open the words elfe. The lafi thing he is defcribed by, ash' is a Sealer, is, that he is a Holy Spirit. The Holy Ghofi hath put a mighty Emphafis upon this, as you fhall fee by a-nd by ; he hath put an Article upon every word, as they that underfiand the Greek, know it i-s T~;; '7J~'£fMI-T1 i.i~ f.r.tt(:;tA~tu, T{.1 d?A,.,,. [ealed with that Spirit of that Promife, that boi)•. There is not the like again in any place. There is a fpccial Promife of him as a S•aler ; and he iheweth himfelf to be a holy Spirit, if in any work, in je,,fm,~. And which is more, he cloth not fay, that 1-loly Spirit, 7'' "''dfu•-n <,r,, indeed we tqnllate it fo, we put Ho/;• to Spirit; but the truth is, the word Holy cometh
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