504 THE H 0 L Y S P I R IT A T E A CH E R. ·Boolcll. M E T A P H 0 R. P A R A L l. E l.. that the Matter appears exceeding ful before, comes to a good and full Satisfaftion plain in the Sight of all Perfons. therein, God's Spirit and Confciencc compares a Man's State with the ·word of God ; ,,nd if upon Trial, it appears that thofe Qo!alifications are wrought in his Heart, ;hat the Word exprefsly mentions, concerning the Truth of G\~ce, he the~ finds he hath no more caufe to doubt of the Goodnefs of his Condition. VII. A good and faithful WitVJI. So tb,e 1 Holy Spirit and Confcience brin.onefs brings a Man fometimes off off a Chriftian with abundance of holy Joy and triumphantly, that all were ready Triumph, norwith!tanding his Cafe may fcetJl to conclude was a dead Man. very dangerous by means of ftrong Accufations of Satan, as it was with Job; For tbis £s our re– joycing, the Teflimony of our Confcience, that in Simplicity and godly Si;2cerity, ·;u haw bad our Converfation in the World, &c. 2 Cor. i. It, 12. VIII. A Witnefs is fo neceffary VIII. So the Spirit of God confirms the Coveto confirm Bonds, Contracts and nant of Grace to the Soul of a Believer, fur wnen folemn Covenants that the¥ are not the true Fear of God is wrought in the Heart, looked upon authentic and good the Spirit witneffeth to it, and thereby a!lltres us, in Law without it. that all the Promifes that are made therein, arc undoubtedly our own, and fhall be performed to us. N F E R E N C E. HOW happy is the State of the Godly? What good Affurance have they of eternll Life? They have received an Earneil: of it, it is fealed unto them, and they have two infallible Witneffes to confirm it to them. See Confcience a Witnefs. THE H 0 L Y 8 P I R I T A T E A C H E ,R. For the Holy Ghofl Jhallteach you in the fame Hour what ye ought to fay, Luke xii. 12. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghojl, whom the Father will fend in my Nat(IC, he }hall teach you all 'J'hings, and bring all 'J'hings to your Remembrance, whatfoever I have faid unto you, John xiv. 26. THE Holy Spirit is the great Teacher of the Church, and every particular Saint and Member thereof, unto whom the Accomphfhment of that great Promife is committed; A11d they }hall be all taught of God, John vi. 45· TEACHER. I. A Teacher is a perfonal Ap– pellation. I!. A Teacher implieth one or more, that needeth Inlhuction, or Teaching; it argues weaknefs of Knowledge and want of Under– ftanding in fo~e Perfons, about fuch Things, they ought to be well inftrufted in. IlL It behoveth an able Teacher to have great Knowledge and Un– deril:anding himfelf, in all thofe Things and Myfteries he inftruft– eth others in. IV. A fpiritual and able Teacher openeth divers dark, deep, hidden, and mylieri us Things to the Un– derliandings of Men. PARALLEL. I. THE Holy Ghoil: is a Divine Perfon. See Comforter. !I. There is no l\1an whatfoever but needetl1 the divine Teaching and ln!tr~ction of the Holy Gho!t; For what Man knoweth the 'l'hi11gs of a Man, fave the Spirit of a Man which is iil hil;;? Even fo the 'J'hings of God knoweth 110 Man, b11< the Spirit of God, I Cor. ii. u. IlL The Holy Ghoil: hath great Knowledge, yea, he is infinite in Underftanding, there is nothing that he is ignorant of, th.1~ eirh.er con– cerns God's Honor, or our Good; The Spirit ftarcheth all 'l'hings, yea, the deet 'J'hings of God, 1 Cor. ii. 10. IV. The Holy Ghoft openetl1 many dark, and deep Mylkries: What hidden Myil:eries did he reveal ro the Prophets, and open and unfold to. the bleffed Apolrles ? Which in other Ages were not made known unto the Sons ofMen, as is now re– vealed unto the Apojlles and Prophets by the Spirit, Epl;>. iii. 3· V. The 3
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