IN THE FIRST OR ?her to another? As unto the Father are assigned Opera Natura, the works of nature, or the old creation; to the Son, Opera Gratiæprocuratre, all divineoperations that belong unto the recoveryof mankind by grace; and unto the Spirit, Opera, Gratice applicatce, the works of God whereby grace is made effectual unto us. And this is done; * (1.) When any especial impression is made of the especial property of any person on any work, then is that work assigned peculiarly to that person. So there is of the power and authority of the Father in the old creation, andof the grace and wisdom of theSon in the new. (2.)- Where there is a peculiar condescension of any person unto a work wherein the othershave no con- currence but by approbation and consent. Such was the sasception of the human nature by the Son, and all that he did therein. And such was the condescension of the Holy Ghost also unto his office, which entitles him pe- caliarly, and by way of eminence, unto his own imme- diate works. Sect. 3. (2.) Whereas the order of operation a- mong the distinct persons, depends on the order j. of their subsistence in the blessed Trinity in every great work of God, the concluding, completing, perfecting acts are ascribed unto the Holy Ghost. ( This we shall find in all the instancesof them that will fall un- der our consideration. Hence the immediate actings of the Spirit are the most hidden, curious, and myste- rious, as those which contain the perfecting part of the works of God. Some seem willing to exclude all thoughts or mention of him from the works of God; but, indeed, without him nopart of any work of God isperfect or complete. § The beginningof divine oper- * narra Ta 3eowgaras n,yo peaces Sri ens baegae,a Tgraóos zau' baco; Tar ra Iseaeat &aa,, racpaorr r,,o, arnvrrT. nrAá r rat ageayeyev, rJrro a7ar say toreeanzar yeogaliS than. in Apocal. Commentar. cap. 1. t Hoe non est inæqualiras substanti,, sed ordo natnrx; non quod alter esset prior altero, sed quod alter esset ex altero. Aug. lib. 3. con- tra }Marentium, rap. 14. } licrea ieegya,a 4 5.80 MI ras alloy bigesea, zal ear. ear roseogerre, ire ,as orosso4osanvn s'x vrargar4ogaaral, rat basca ú,a xgealet, %a r raeutcerra, ea.rryla rosse.-at.Gregor. Nyssen. ad Ablabium 'E, ai rx Tara, (zy,TSav) %esee,, iv cenes, tao, ran agoesragaratpr diras,; e-w, yoeowsro roo oranges, rar antelagy,%n, rot Vïer, Tm Tua,ar, %n, narasaa.Basilius de Spirit.Sane. cap. 16 § Kai wee bia toó0 rots vraAalas as wge%araenrtse, roe JAat éra- Tag agoras xagvnara,. Ka 8,urrgas ai vies 'us aapa,agylne, stir,.. Éaça4aral. Kt Tg,Tar 'car raaase n %OY To canapes ro á70e0. Ta OLD CREATION. 4P ations is assigned unto the Father, as he is ,fins et origo Deitatis, the fountain of the Deity itself. Of him, and through him, and to him are all things, Rom. xi. 32. The subsisting, establishing, and upholding of all things is ascribed'unto the Son: He is before all things, andby him all things consist, Col. i. 17. As he made all things with the Father, so he gives them a consistency, a per- manency in a peculiar manner, as he is the power and wisdom of the Father. He upholds all things by the word ofhispower, Heb. i. S. And the finishing and perfecting of all these works is ascribed to the Holy Spirit, as we shall see. I any not this, as though one person succeeded unto another in their operation, or as though where one ceased and gave over a work, the other took it upand carried it on. For every divine work, and every part of every divide work, is the work of God, that is, of the whole Trinity, inseparably and undividedly. But on these divine works, which out- wardly are of God, there is an especial impression of the order of the operation of each person with respect unto their natural and necessary subsistence, as also with regard unto their internal characteristical proper- ties, whereby we are distinctly taught to know them and adore them. And the due consideration of this order of things will direct us in theright understanding, of the proposals that are made unto our faith, concern- ing God in his works and word. Sect. 4.These things being premised, we proceed . to consider what are the peculiar operationsofthe Ho- ly Spirit, as revealed unto us in the scripture. Now all the works of God, may be referred unto two heads. (1.) Those of nature. (2.) Those of grace,- or the worksof the old, and new creation. And we must en- quire what are the especial operations of the Holy Spi- rit, in and about these works, which shall be distinctly explained. Sect. 5. The work ofthe oldcreation had two parts: (I.) That which concerned the inanimate part of it in general, with the influence it had into the production of animated or living but brute creatures. (2.) The rational or intelligent part of it, with the law of its nT.e,anza yagTa ran rpegerupaas zrarta,Yara,, Ts agezomé ,ÿ êvEanr rwv agaytearwrxasrar zgosos seyaVOS rccaggaeias irr,Tais áATr- n%ols ,agar, xara To Teles ivagt440,aa0s. Asa xal rov âVBgaaar wAarar ó Ow zero], Ura TBTa, iYapverjeev elr TO wgeJawOr asea: anvy.a Y,aar.Jobius aped Bhotium.lib. 122 cap 18.-
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