Καὶ νὰ ὁ ΑπόςολΘ λέγει, και το παλιός, καὶ τὸ ὑς τῇ τὸ πνεῦ μα, έτως λέγων· Ὑμὲς ἢ ἐκ ἐσὲ ἐν σαρκὶ, ἀλλ ̓ ἐν πνεύ μαζι· είπερ πνεῦμα Θεῖ οἰκῶν ἐν ὑμῖν· Εἰ δέ τις πνεῦμα Xest in EXH, IT in Biv auTY. S. Athanaf contr. Maced. Dial. 1. p. 270. Cum Spiritus autem San&tus & Parris & Filii fit Spiritus, S. Aug. Ep. 66.

1. The Father is the Fountain of the Deity. Μίαν γινώσκομαι - πατέρα αἰτίαν, καὶ ῥίζαν, καὶ πηγὴν τ SeoTnT, Concil. Florent,

2. He communicates His whole Effence to the Son, S. Job. v. 26.

3. The Father and the Son communicate the fame to the Holy Spirit; Firmiffimè tene, & nublatenus dubites, eundem Spiritum Sanctum, qui Par tris & Filii unus eft Spiritus, de Patre & Filio procedere, S. Aug. de Fide ad Petrum Diaconum, c. II, Et qui poteft intelligere in eo quod ait Filius, ficut habet Pater vitam in femetipfe, non fme vita exiftenti jam Filio vitam dediffe, fed ita eum fine tempore genuiffe, ut vita quam Pater Filio gignendo dedit, coaterna fit vita Patris qui dedit; intelligat. ficut habet Pater in femetipfo, ut de illo procedar Spiritus Sanctus, fic dediffe Filia ut de illo procedat idem Spiritus Sanctus, & utrumque fine tempore; atque ita dictum Spiritum Sanctum de Patre procedere, ut intelligatur, quia etiam procedit de Filio, de Patre effe & Filio, Idem de Trinitate, l. 15. c. 26.

The Conftantinopolitan Bishops put à Patre into the Creed; the Western Churches Filioque, efpecially the Spanish and French; Leo III put it out, and Nicolaus put it in again, and fo arofe the Schifm.

IV. DOCTRINE.

This Perfon the Son promifes to fend after His Afcenfion, S. Job. xiv. 26. and xvi.

xxiv. 49

7.

S. Luk.

1. As a Comforter, as we render the Word, S. Joh. xiv. 16, 26. in the Text, and in Chap.

xvi. 7.

2. To teftify of Him, nav paglugñoa vei iur. 3. To teach them all Things, S. Job. xiv. 26, 4. To bring all Things to their Remembrance, S, Joh. xiv. 26.

5. To guide them into all Truth, S. Job.xvi. 13. 6. To convince the World of its Infidelity, S. Joh. xvi. 8.

V. DOCTRINE.

This Promife was punctually fulfill'd by the Holy Spirit's coming, as had been foretold, 4, 11. 1, &c.

VI. DOCTRINE.

This Spirit is to continue with us, as long as the World fhall laft, S. Matt.xxviii. 20. S. Job. xiv. 16. 1. Illuminating our Minds with fpiritual Truths, 1 Cor. ii. 12. Ephef. i, 17, 18.

2. Sanctifying our Natures, 1 Cor. vi. 11. Tit. iii. 5.

3. Exciting to, and conducting us in the Ways of Holiness, Rom. viii. 14. Gal. v. 25.

4. Comforting and fupporting us under Difficulties and Temptations, Act. ix. 31. Rom. XV. 13. 5. Affifting us in our Devotions, and teaching us how to pray acceptably to GOD, Rom. viii. 15, 26, 27. Gal. iv. 6.

6. Marking us out as the Children of GOD here, and Heirs of eternal Glory hereafter, Rom. viii. 16. Ephef. i, 13. and iv.

USES:

30.

1. See here the Faithfulness of our Saviour's Promife, Hebr. x. 23. Act. ii. 1, &c.

2. Let us take Care not to offend this blessed Spirit thus given as, to fuch excellent Purposes, Ephef. iv. 30.

3- Pray for the Spirit, S. Luk. xi. 13. Confider,

1. The Neceffity of having it, inasmuch as without it,

1. You can know Nothing of GOD, 1 Cor. ii. 14.

2. Nor believe in Chrift, S. Joh. vi. 44. 3. Nor do any good Works, S. Joh. xv. 5, 6.

4. Nor enjoy any true Comfort here, Ephef. vi. 1.

5. Nor get to Heaven hereafter, it being by this Holy Spirit we are to be fealed to the Day of Redemption, Ephef.

iv. 30.

2. The Poffibility of obtaining it, Rom. V. 5. 1 S. Joh. iii. 24.

S. JOH.

S. JO H. xvi. 9.

Of Sin, because they believe not in Me.

UR Bleffed Saviour having promis'd His Difciples, that upon His Departure, He would fend the Holy Ghoft, the Third Perfon of the Blessed Trinity, to be with them in His Abfence; ver. 8. He informs them, that when He is come, He will reprove the World, of Sin, of Righteoufnefs, and of Judgment.

He will reprove, or rather, as it is in the Margin of your Bibles, xe, He will convince, will argue them out of their former Opinions, will confirm His Doctrine with fuch undeniable Proof, that they shall not be able to gain-fay Him; xeya o, redarguo te, Suid.

The World, that is, the Men of it, 1 S. Joh. ii. 2.

1. Of Sin, (as it is in the Text) in not believing Him to be the Meffiah, S. Joh. XV. 22. nor hoping to be faved by Him, 1 S. Joh. v. 13. A&t. iv. 12.

2. Of Righteoufnefs, ver. 10. that is, that He was a juft and righteous Perfon, and no Impoftor or Deceiver, as His Enemies endeavoured to reprefent Him, inafmuch as had He been what they would have had Him, He could not have afcended into Heaven, and taken His Place there, as He was about fhortly to do. Of Righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more.

3. Of Judgment, because the Prince of this World is judged; as much as to fay, that Satan, the Prince of this World, is now to be difpoffefs'd of his

Dominion; and all that belong to his Kingdom, preferring his Service, before that of his lawful Prince and Judge, fhall be condemned too, ver.

II.

It is the firft of thefe, I have chofen to speak to, Of Sin, because they believe not in me.

DOCTRINE.

It is a great Sin not to believe in Chrift, S. Job. iii. 18, 19. and xiv. 1. Hoc enim peccatum, quafi folum fit, pra cateris pofuit; S. Auguft.

I. What it is to believe in general: Faith is the Affent of the Mind to any Truth, upon the Testimony of another. Quid eft enim Fides, nifi credere quod non vides? S. Auguft. in Evang. Joan, Tract. 40.

There is a fourfold Affent we give to Things. 1. We affent to fome Things, from the Evidence of Senfe, S. Matt. xxvii. 42. S. Joh. x. 25, and xx. 8, 24, 25, 27, 28.

2. To others from the Evidence of the Things themselves, without any Arguments to enforce our Belief, A. xxvi. 26. 2 Tim. i. 5.

3. To others, from demonftrative Arguments; and this is more properly term'd Science or Knowledge, than Faith. Thus we are convinced, that the Whole is greater than a Part, that the three Angles of a Triangle are equal to two right ones; what Things are equal to a third, are equal alfo to one another, &c.

4. From the Credit and Authority of the Afferter, S. Job. i. 7. and xiv. 29. Rom. x. 17. S. Job, V. 47. this is properly call'd Faith.

But because there are two forts of Teftimonies, Humanc and Divine, there is a twofold Faith.