Fart H. The Living Temple. ; 43 tho' there can't be any gracious Efrers without theprefent Perfon of the Spirit, yet we all know, he may be perfonally prefent, where he produces no finch E_f fells. It is, therefore, his being !o prefnt, as to be the produuive Ca*of fuch bleffed Pffeas, t't a is any One's peculiar Advantage. 'Tis very poflhble to have the Perfonal Prefence of force great and munificent Pep f Wage, and be nothing the better for it, if h is Favour be fhut up towards me, 'tis only his Communicative Pretence that I can -be the better for; which depends upon free Good-will. 5. It is, therefore, only the free, gracious Prefence of the Spirit, that can be the Matter of Gift, and of Pro - nsife ; not that which is neceffary, or impoff ble not to be, which is peculiar and d flinguifhing ; meer Perfonal Pre- fence, as the Divine Pffnce it felf, is every where, by neceffty ofNature, not by vouchfafersent of Grace ; and there- fore, no way comports with the No- tion of Giving, or of Pronsife. Z 4 6. There-
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