SERMONS. SERMON XLIV. The Doctrine of the Trinity and the Use of it Ertl. ii. 18. Through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the p Father. THERE is hardly another-text in the bibl'e, of so short an ex- tent that contains in it so much of the substance and glory of our holy religion. Here, we have,I. The doctrine ofthe bles- sed Trinity plainly represented. The Father and the Holy Spirit are expressly named, and the little word, "him," most evidently refers to Christ the Son of God, who is mentioned before, ver. 13. II. We read also in this verse, the important use of this great doctrine : We must have access to God the Father, through the mediation of his Son, by the aids of the Holy Spirit : And. III. There is theunion of all nations, and the harmony of all the true worshippers of God, held forth in the words, We both have access. This is the common and uni- versal method of approach to God, for it is provided for the whole world, which is here distinguished into Jews and Gen- tiles. We both have access to the Father by one Spirit, through one Lord Jesus. These three shall be the chief divisions of my discourse, and I shall consider each of them distinctly. First, The doctrine of the blessedTrinity is here repre- sented to us, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit : And in order to set this article of our faith in the most plain and easy light, for theuse of common christians, I would draw it out, as far as scripture evidently leads the way, into several proposi- tions. But here let it be observed, that I am not going topresent }roll with any 'of those particular schemes sf explicationof this Vox,. II.A A
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