Book H. THE HOLY SPIRIT THE SAINTS GUIDE. SIMILE. I. A DOVE is a bodily Sub– ftance, or hath a Subfift– -ence-of his own. 11. ' As at the Beginning of the ·• Creation, faith a Reverend Di– ' vine, theSpirit,TT.ElTT1~ incubabat, ~ came and fell on. the Waters,* ' cherifhed the Whole, and cam– ' municating a prolific and vivific ~ ·~alicy into ic,as aFowl or Dove ' in particular gently moves itfelf ' upon its Eggs, unul wtth, and • by its generative Warmth it hath PARALLEL I. so the Holy Ghoft hath a pcrfonal Exiltence, it was "J®' ""fU'-T"'""• a bodily S~ape, and that TEp,npa), of a Dove. 11. ' So now, faith he, at the Entrance of the ' new Creation, the Spirit comes as a Dove upon ' Chrilt who was the immediate Author of ir, ' and virtually comprized it in himfe!f, carrying ' it on by virtue of his Prdence with him ; and ' fo this is applied in the Syriac Ritual of Bap · ' tifm, compoled by SeveriiJUs; And the Spirit of Iiolinefs defcended, flying in the Likenefs ofa Dove, ' and refled upon him, and moved upon tbe fVaters.' ~ communicated viral Heat unto them.' Ill. A Dove is a metk, harmIll. So the Holy Spirit is of a moft fweet, lefs and innocent Creature; Be ye meek, pure and Dove-like Difpofition, the Per– barmlefs as Doves. feet ion of all excellent Qolalities being in him, as well as upon the Dove Chrift, as he was fi<>urcd IV. A Dove hath a quick, !harp Sight or Eye, as it i• hinted, Cant. i. 6. and iv. 1. V. A Dove brought Tidings to N oah of the cealing of the Flood of Waters, and fo confcquently, that the Wrath of God was abated likewife. VI. A Dove is a mofl: fwift Creature: Ht:t1Ce Davidcries out, 0 that I had the Wiligs ofa Dove! .then would I fly away, and be at reft, Pfal. lv. 6. forrh thereby. 0 _IV. The Holy Spirit hath a quick and !harp Sight, can d1fcrrn the very Thoughts and lntemi– ons of the Heart; what can be hid from his Eyes before whom all 'I'hings lie naked and bare? Heb: iv. 13. V, So in the Affumption of this Form, there may be fame Refpect had to Noah's Dove, lio-ni– fying Peace and Reconciliation by Chrift, ~nd the ceafing of theWrath of God to all thofe who !hall fly to the Lord Jefus, and reft upon him by a lively Faith. . VI. The Holy Ghoft is fwift; God is faid to fly upon the Wings of the Wind; the Spirit is God, and the Flight of the Dove, faith Reverend Blackwood, M att. iii. 85. denotes the Divine In– fluence of the Spirit coming from Heaven into the Members of Chrift, as well as into the Head . ·the Holy Gholl: can quickly come to the Aid and Succor of a Believer, when i~ Trouble or befet with Temptation, or to ftrengthen• him when he hath any grca-r Work and Bufinefs to do for God. That Spirit appeared like a Dove, and ye.tthe Learned tell us, ' It was of a fiery Colour, and we muft not think this Subftance, ' faith Mr. Blackwood, or Body refernbled by a Dove, to be hypofiatically united to ' the Holy Spirit! as the human Nature _of Chrifl: is to the D ivine: But as Angels • appeared oftenumes Men m human Bodies, and la~d them down again ; fo did the ,• Holy Gholl:.' THE H 0 Ly s p I RI T THE sA I N T s G u 1DE. He willguide you into all 'J'ruth, &c. John xvi. '3· As many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the Sons of God, Ram. viii. 14. THE Spirit is the Saints Guide. GUIDE. I. A Guide is very nece!fary for Strangers in a Wildernefs where there are many Ways and 1furnings. PARALLEL. I. so the Guidance of the Holy Spirit, as it is contained in the holy Scripture, is neceffary to Believers whdft they pafs through the Wilder– nefs of this World, where one fays, this is the Way, and another that. • Dr. Own:.. ll. So
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