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A23649	The way of the Spirit in bringing souls to Christ set forth in X sermons on John 16:7, 8, 9, 10 and chap 7:37 / by Mr. Thomas Allen, late pastor of a church in ... Norwich.	Allen, Thomas, 1608-1673.; Finch, Martin, 1628?-1698.	1676 (1676)	Wing A1047; ESTC R23572	153,393	274

hath given him authority to execute Judgment also because he is the Son of man As the Father hath life in himself so there is fulness of power and authority given out unto Jesus Christ to give out to whom he will and he gives and communicates as being full of the Spirit 1. He communicates of the Spirit and Holy Ghost to whom he will He gives the Spirit and therefore promises it to his Disciples John 16.7 When they heard of his departure from them that night he should be betrayed Christ having given them a hint of it they were troubled and saith Christ Because I tell you the truth you are grieved yet nevertheless it is expedient for you that I go away and that you be deprived of my presence for when I go away I will send the Holy Ghost the Comforter unto you And so the Apostle Peter Acts 2. When the Holy Ghost fell upon the twelve with fiery tongues the people marvelled at it and thought they were drunk with new wine no saith Peter These are not drunken with new wine as you suppose this is an effect of the Promise as to the latter days according to Joels Prophecy And 2. Again He communicates of the Gifts and Graces of the Spirit The Graces of the Spirit are given out by Jesus Christ Eph. 4.8 When he ascended on high he led Captivity Captive and gave Gifts unto men And so the Apostle saith Grace and Peace from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ He giveth Gifts and Graces 3. And so again Christ doth communicate and give out Forgiveness and Remission of Sin He hath power and authority to give out that as Mat. 9. When they brought the Palsey man and Christ saw their faith saith he Son be of good chear thy sins are forgiven thee and certain of them thought he had blasphemed well saith he That I may shew unto you that I have power on earth to forgive sins I say unto thee Son take up thy bed and walk And so Acts 5.31 Him hath God exalted with his own right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour for to give unto Israel repentance and forgiveness of sins And 4. Again Jesus Christ doth communicate Peace and Consolation Peace with God and true Comfort Being justified by Faith we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ And so in another place If there be any consolation in Christ Jesus taking it for granted there is consolation in Jesus Christ and all true consolation comes from him And so as our sufferings abound so do our consolations abound much more through Jesus Christ our Lord. Again 5. It is Jesus Christ also that doth communicate and give out eternal life to whom he will Saith he My sheep hear my voice and they follow me and I give them eternal life Brethren Christ hath power and authority to give out all spiritual blessings a fountain having all fulness so they that come to Christ for a supply come to a full fountain Brethren if so be that Jesus Christ were full of the Spirit and full of grace yet if he were not full as a fountain he could not communicate look now as it is with a bucket though it may be full of water yet notwithstanding it hath not the fulness of a fountain as it doth supply any it hath so much the less but Christ now being a fountain-fulness though he communicate never so much yet still there is the same fulness as now go to the sea all the rivers in the World are filled with the sea and yet the sea hath never a whit the less and so the Sun hath given out its light day by day four thousand years together and yet the Sun hath never the less light in it because it is the fountain of light So Christ now being a fountain hath never the less in communicating still as much grace as much holiness as much righteousness as before And so the Saints some of them have been full of the Holy Ghost as Stephen though yet notwithstanding their fulness is not the fulness of a fountain and so they cannot supply the want of others As the wise Virgins when the foolish Virgins wanted Oyl and their lamps were out they would have had oyl of the wise but say they we have none to spare none to communicate why because they have not a fountain But still now in Jesus Christ there is a fulness as a fountain of all grace whatsoever That is the first Demonstration 2. Secondly Take another withall and that is this to shew that there is a full supply in him because All that come to Jesus Christ are neer to him nay they are united to him They are made neer unto God being united unto Christ and thereupon they have a communication of his fulness from Union for Union is the cause of communication as now if the Branches of a Tree be united to the tree they communicate and partake of the trees root sap and nature of it Saith Christ I am the Vine ye are the Branches why now the branches of the Vine partake of the Vine look now as it is with the members of the natural body being joyned they do communicate and participate with all the members as the Head it is the seat of all the sensitive or animal Spirits and the head being united to the body there is a communication of all the senses from the head to every member according to its capacity why now Jesus Christ he is the head we are his members flesh of his flesh bone of his bone we are members of him being joyned to him and they that are joyned to the Lord are one Spirit we are by faith joyned to the Lord and Jesus Christ is said to dwell in us by faith there is a nearer union that the believing soul hath with Jesus Christ than any member hath to the natural body than any branch hath to a natural tree yea than our souls and bodies have to each other John 6.56 He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood dwelleth in me and I in him Now the nearer we be to a fountain the nearer a suply suppose one were in a fountain of water he must needs have enough suppose a man were in the body of the Sun he must needs be supplied with light Now the Soul that comes unto Christ and is in Christ it is in the fountain of living water and being in the fountain it must needs receive a full supply unto all its wants I say a very full supply That is a second Demonstration 3. Thirdly To take up one more I say we shall have a full supply because This same Fulness is communicated and given to Christ by the Father as Mediator for this end and purpose to give out and communicate to us For Brethren this fulness that is in Christ is communicated unto Christ as the fulness of the God-head for it seems to be an improper speech to say that