CHAP. 7. Epiflle to the Theffalonians. WK. 19. ,could deflroy BAAL, the Idoli of AC HAB, fignified .1 allo diflilke of the Calues of I ER OB o AM. If therefore hedeflroyed Taal, becaufe the Lord lo commanded : wherefore departs hee not from the (inne of -Ierohoa rv, which God had fo feuerely punillied by rooting out his pofteriry? It (hall euer bee the priuiledge of the upright in heart,to doe what God roi,fleth,therefore becaufe he will; it. VERS. Y9, Qtiench not the Spirit. He third Precept fubordinate to pre erua- don of C:rillian ioy : where the quefli- on is 01211, whether Gods Spirit may poffibly be quenched in the hearts of his Children : For refolution, I referee the Reader to what Inch beene largely trea- ted by others ; Amongfl the rat to myreuerend,and ne- uer- enough commended Colleague, Mafler Samuel Hie- ' ron of bleiled memorie ; to whofè elegancics and judici- ous refolution, I prefttmeto adde nothing, except per- haps diffinc nefIe of explication. The termes are thus explaned : Gods Spirit in Scrip- ture hath a threefold notion, vnder that name comes, Firfl, the perfon of the Spirit, the third in the blellid Tri- nitie. Secondly, the gifts andgracioeu endowments of the Spirit. Thirdly, the C motions of the Spirit. The gifts and motions of the holyGhofl are here vnderflood. ùenehi,A, in propertie offpeech, belongs vnto fire ; whole heat and light when it is put our, it is laid to bee quenched. Thence it is tranflared, to lignifie the quel ling or abolifhing of the gifts and motions of the holy Ghoil, whereof the Scripture notes two degrees. Full; called by Taut the d grietiing of the holy Spirit of Gad, when by any our mifdemeanour,nr negligence, wecaufe him to abate the life and vigour of his operations in vs. Se- c i Cor.z 2.3, a Ephef,4.3o.
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