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Of
the Sealing
of
the
Holy
Spirit.
CAP. VIII.
§:t.
fubfervient
to
the promotion
of
the
Difpute
in
hand, yet tending to
the
efta-
189
blithment, guidance, and confolation
of
themwho doe
receive
it,
and
to
the
cherithing, increafing , and
ftrengthning
of
the Faith thereof,
I cannot
but
conceive
it
much
conducing
tó
the
carrying
on
of
the
maine
Intendment
of
this whole undertaking.
I fay
then , upon the purchafe
made
of
all Good
things for
the
E1e&
by Chrift,
the
Holy and
Bleffed,Spirit
of
God
is
given
to
them,
to
dwell
in
them
perfonally;
for
the
Accomplifhment
of
all
the
ends
and purpofes
of
his
Oeconomie
towards them , to make
them
meet
for , and
to
bring
them
unto the inheritance
of
the
Saints in Light.
Perfonally
(I
fay)in
our
Perfons,
(not
by Affumption
ofourNatures,
giving
us my.tiicall
union with
Chrift
,
not
Perfonall
Union with
himfelfe
,
that
is
not
one Perfonality
with
him,
which
is
impious and blafphemous
to
imagine
)
by
a
Gracious
inhabita-
tion,
diftin&
from his Effentiall
filling all
things
,
and his
etiergeticall
opera-
tion
of
all things
as
hewill,
as shall
afterwards be declared. Now this being
a
Do&rine of
pure Revelation ,
our
Demonftrations
of
it
muff
be meere-
ly
Scripturall, and
filch
(as
will inftantly
appeare
)
we
have provided in
great
plenty. In
the
carrying on
then
of
this
undertaking,
I
than do
thefe
two
things.
I.
Produce
fame
of
thofe many
Texts
of
Scripture, which are pregnant
of
this
Truth.
2.
Shew
what great
things
do
iffue
from thence,
and are
affirmed in
re-
ference
thereunto, beinginferences
of
a
fuppofall
thereof,
all
conducing
to
the
prefervation
of
Believers,
in the Love and Favour
of
God
,
unto the end,
For the
firft,I
(hall
referre them
to
4.
heads
5
unto
z. Promifes,
that
he
fhould fo dwell
in
us.
2.
Po
ji'tive
Affirmations
at
he
dothfo,
3.
Thofe
Texts
that
hold
out
his
being
diffinguifhed
front all
his Graces,
and
Guifts,in
hisfo
doings
4.
Thofe
that
afcribe a Perfonality
to
him
in
his
indwelling, in
us.
Of
each
fort
one,
or two
places
may
fuflïce.
I.
The
indwelling
of
the
spirit
is
the great and
folemne Promife
of
the
Covenant ofGrace;The manner
of
it
we (hall
afterwards evince.Ezek. 36.27.
I
willput
my
spirit
within
you, and
caufe
you
to wallte
in
my wayes
In
the
verte
foregoing
he
tels them,Hewill
give
.them
a
new
heart,and
a
new
spirit,which,
becaufe
it
may
be
interpreted
of
a
renewed
frame
ofspirit,(though
it
rather
feemes
to
be the
renewing
Spirit,
that
is
intended
as
alto'
:Cap.
i
I.
rq.
)
he
exprefsly
points out, and
differences
the
Spirit he will
give them,
from all
workesof
Grace whatfoever,
in
that
Appellation
of
him,
my
Spirit,
my
Holtz
Spirit; Him will
I
put
with in
you,
I
will give him,
or
place him,
in
interiari
ves`lro,
in
your
inmofl
part,
in
your hearts
or
in vifceribus
uejlric,
in
your
bowels, (as
the
Soule
is
frequently
fgnifyed
by expreffions
of
fenfuall
things)
withinyou.In
his
giving
us
a
new
heart,
&new Spirit,byputing
in
us his
Spirit;
certainly more
is
intended then
a
meere
working;ofGracious qualities
in
oúr
Hearts,by
his
Spirit,which he may do,& yet
be no
more
in
ns,then
in
the
great
tett
Blafphemers in
the
world.And this
in
the carrying
ofit
on to
its accóplifh
nient,
God
calls
his Covenant
Ifa.
59.
2
T.
This is
my
covenant
with
them
, faith:
the
Lord,-my
Spirit
that
is
upon
thee,(hall
not
depart
from
thee:
open
thee,
in
1
tine;!
that
dwels
in thee,
as
was
promifed. And
this
Pramife
is
evidently
renewed
bps
the
Lord Chrift
to
his
Difciples, clearely
alto
interpreting what
that
Spirit isr
which
is
mentioned in the Promife
of
the Covenant,
L4
ri.
t
3. Tour
Heavenly
Father will give
the
Holy
Spirit
to
them
that
asks
him,
of
him;:
that
is,
that
prayl
to
him for the HolySpirit.
Our
Saviour inftruers his
Difciples'to
afke
the,
Holy Spirit
of
God, upon the
account
of
his
being
fo
prorrïifed7as
..dirfr
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