184 THE CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE Ol' TUE TRINITY. John xvi. 23, 24. "Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you : Hithertoye have asked no- thing in my name ;" verse 26. " At that day ye shall ask in my name." John xiv. 16. Christ tells us, he " will pray the Father, andhe shall give us another comforter, even the Spirit of truth," &e. And Luke xi. 13. Christ says, " Your heavenly Father will.give.the holy Spirit to them that askhim." So that the gift of the Holy Spirit, and his divine influences for illumination, sanctification and comfort, is one of those blessings which we are to ask the Father for, as Christ himself did. . Rom. vii. 25. " I drank God through Jest's Christ our Lord." Rom. xvi. 27. "'I'o God only wise be glory through Jesus Christ for ever, .1mes. 1 Cor. xv. 57. " Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." Eph. ii. 18. " Through him, that is Christ, we both have an access byone Spirit unto. the Father." Eph. iii. 14, &c. " I how my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,that he would grant you to be strengthened by his Spirit in the inner man. That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith." Verse 21. " Unto him, that is the Fa- ttier, be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages " Eph. v. 20: " Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ" Phil. ii. 11. " That every tongue shouldconfess, that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." Col. iii. 17. " Whatsoever ye do in word or deed; do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him." Heb. xiii. 15. "By him therefore, that is Christ, let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually." Eph. vi. 18. " Praying always, that is to God, with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit." Jude verse 20 "Praying ill the Holy Ghost, keep your- selves in the love of God," that is the Fattier. Rom. P.M. 15. " Ye have received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cy, Abba Father." Now while the Son and the blessedSpirit are made the glo- rious mediums of our worship, which is addressed in this manlier to the Father, they receive honours from us, such as, I think, no mere creature can have a right to, and whichmay bejustly called divine. But there are proper divine personal honours andworship, which scripture gives us sufficient foundation to pay more directly to the Sun, and the blessed Spirit themselves, according to their
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