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The
Guidance of the
Spirit,
wherein
it
corals.
CAP.
val.
§:19,20,
and
dire
&ion:
fundamentally,
habitually,
he enlightens
our
inindes
;gives us 199
'
eyes,
tinder
ftandings;
pines
into
us
;
translates
us
from darkneffe
into marve-
lous
fight,
whereby alone
we are able
to
fee
our
way;
to
know
our
paths;
and
to
difcerne
the
things
of
God: without
this,
men are
blind,
andfee
nothing
á
farre
of
2
Pet:
2.9.
There
are
three things,which'men either
have; or may bé made
partakers
4.
119
of without this,
this communication
of
Light, by the Indwelling
Spirit.
i.
They have the
subject
of
knowledge,
a
natural'
faculty
of
underftan-
ding;their
mindes
remaine,though
depraved; defiroyed, perverted
;
yea
Iò
farre
that
their
eye,
and the light
that
is
in
them
is
darkneffe;
yet
the
faculty
re.
Ntaeh
6
2
3,
maine
ftill.
2.
They may have the
Objeíl ,
br Truth
revealed
in
the word
5
This
is
common
to
all,
that
are
made partakers
of
the good
Word
of
God; that is,t4
whom 'tis
Preached and delivered,
as
it
is
to
many,whom
it
doth not profit, be-
ing not
mixt
with Faith.
Heb:
4.2.
3.
The
way and meanes
ofComn
unieating
the
truth
fo
revealed
to
their
minds
or
underftandings,
Which
is
the
Litterall,
Grammaticali, Logical' deli-
very
of
the things contained
in
the
Scriptures;
as
held
out
to
their
Minds
and
Apprehenfions,
in
their Meditation on
them:
and this
meanes
of
convayance
of
the
fence
of
the
Scripture,
is
plaine, obvious,
and
cleare , in
all
necetlary
Truths.
A
Concurrence
of
thefe
three
will
afford, and yeild them,
that
have
it,
tip-
on their
diligence and enquiry
,
a
Difciplinary
knowledge
of
the .Litterall
fence
of
Scripture,
as
they have
of
other
things:
By
this
meanes, the Light
pines
Qaiver,
fends
out
fome
betimes
of
light into their
darke minds,
but the
darkneffe comprehends
it
not; receives
not the Light
in a
fpirituall manner:
John
there
is
notwithftanding
all
this,
JIM
wanting
;the
work
of
the
Spirit
before
mentioned,
creating
and implanting
iii
and upon their underflandings and
minds,
that Light
and power
of
difcerning fpirituall things, which before we
infifted on.
This the
Scripture fometimes calls,
the
opening
of
the
under'
and-
ing.
Luk:2q..45.fometimes
the
giving an underilanding
st ¡elfe,
2
Tim: 2. y.
jobn.5.2o
fometim
es,
light
in
the Lord,
Ephef.
.8,
Notwithftanding
all
the
Advantages
formerly fpoken
of,
without
this
men are
1till
naturali men, and
darkneffc,
not comprehending, not
receiving
the
things
of
God:
that
is,
not
fpiritually, for
fo
the
Apoftle adds, becaufe
they Spiritually difcerned. i
Cor.
2. 14.
Receiving Spirituali things,
by
meere
naturali
mediums,
they become
foolifhneffe
unto
them: This
is
the
firft
thing,
that the
Spirit dwelling
in
us,
Both, towards Guidance and
Direftion:
he
gives
a
new
Light,and
LInderftan=
.
ding,whereby
in
generaliwe are inabled
to
difcerne,comprehend,and receive
Spirituali
things.
2.
In
particular, he Guides and
leades men
to
the embracing particular
Truthes and to the
walking in, and up,
unto them.
Chrift promifed
to
give
st.
2d.
him
to
us
for this end
;namely
to
lead
us
into all Truth.
john
16.x
34-le
will guide
us
into
'all
Truth
;There
is
more required
to
the receiving,entertaining,embra-
cing,a
particularTruth,&
reje&ing
of
what
is
côtrary unto it,then
an
habitu-
all
Illumination: This allo
is
the
work
of
the
Spirit
that
dwells
in
us
;he works
this allo
in
our
minds & hearts
:therefore
the
Apofile fecures
his
littleehildren
that
they
(hall
belead into
Truth,&
preferved frô feduition,on
this
account,
i
john 2.20.
Ton
have au
Vnllion from
the
holy
one_(or,
ye have received
the
Spirit from
the Lord Jefus)
and
you
(hall
know
all
things: why
fo
?becaufe
it
is
his
worketo Guide and Lead you into
all
the
things,whereof
I
am
a
fpeaking;
And more
fully
v:27
Tots
have received an VnElion from
him,
that
abideth
in
you,
and
you have no
need
that
any teach
you, but
as
the
Vntfion
teacheth you
of
a4í