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A caveat against drunkenness, especially in evil times being a consideration of Eph. 5. 18. / by C.P.
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Phelpes, Charles.
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Wing P1975; ESTC R20541
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and rejoycing to their Hearts and Spirits But here by is meant the spirit of God 1 Cor. 2. 12 even the holy Spirit the comforter whom the Father hath sent forth in Christ's name to give forth the full of the Testimony and by which we have the Gospel now preached to us according to the Revelation of the mystery and the mystery so opened and made known as in former times it was not made known to the sons of men Joh. 14. 16 17 26. and 15. 26. 1 Pet. 1. 12. Eph. 3. 3-5 And the work of which Spirit is to testifie of Christ Joh. 15. 26. Of his death as actually sustained and overcome of his having been actually raised again from the dead according to the Scriptures of the excellency compleatness and everlasting acceptableness of his own Sacrifice once offered so as there needs no more sacrifice for sin Of his being exalted with and to God's right hand a Prince and Saviour The Saviour of the World in what he hath done and is become The Saviour of all men especially of them that believe in what he is now doing c. Joh. 15. 26. Act. 5. 30-32 Heb. 10. 10-15 1 Joh. 4. 13 14. 1 Tim. 4. 10. And that he shall come again Joh. 16. 13. This Spirit is called and is the spirit of Christ Rom. 8. 9. Phil. 1. 19. Both because it rests upon him immeasurably in the nature of man upon the account of his having been slain for us Mat. 12. 28. Act. 2. 33. Rev. 5. 6. And he hath shed forth and sent him from the Father Luk. 24. 49. Joh. 15. 26. Act. 2. 33. And it is his work and office to glorifie Christ and to take of his things and to shew unto us Joh. 16. 14 15. And in glorifying him in the Testimony as now come forth To reprove and convince the World of sin of righteousness and of judgment and to teach the Believers all things and guide them into all truth and shew them things to come And to be the Comforter of them and Advocate in and for them To be the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation to them in the knowledg of Christ Eph. 1. 17 18. To bring to their Remembrance and mind them of his sayings Joh. 14. 26. To teach them how to pray and what to pray for as they ought Rom. 8. 26. To give them wherewith to Answer all their Adversaries and Opposers Mat. 19. 19 20. Luk. 12. 11 12. To baptize them into one body and make them to drink into one Spirit one inlightned mind and judgment 1 Cor. 12. 13. Ephes 4. 3-5 To strengthen them that Christ may dwell in their hearts by Faith Eph. 3. 16. To prepare them more and more for an habitation of God Eph. 2. 22. To help them to mortifie their lusts and corruptions Rom. 8. 13. Gal. 5. 16 17. To conform them in beholding Christ's glory in the Gospel into his Image and Likeness 2 Cor. 3. 18. To fill them with the fruits of Righteousness which are by Jesus Christ to the praise and glory of God Gal. 5. 16-22 Eph. 5. 9. To direct them to have their Access through Christ unto the Father at all times and for all things according to his light and direction Eph. 2. 18. To make them useful instruments of good to others among whom they live and unto whom they have opportunity to speak Isa 59. 21. 1 Cor. 12. 7. and so to perfect whatsoever doth concern them All which he doth by his bearing witness of the blood of Christ which hath been shed for mankind and the ends and virtues thereof and the free and immense love and charity of God therein commended to us 1 Joh. 5. 4-6 And because by this holy Spirit in glorifying Christ God doth work all our works in us and perfect all that doth concern us and all is given by this Spirit therefore the spirit is used as a comprehensive word in which all heavenly and spiritual things are contained It is even the whole of and answers unto the blessing of Jehovah as Isa 44. 3 I will pour my spirit upon thy seed and my blessing upon thine off-spring And he is set down as comprehensive of all spiritual good things Hence whereas in one Evangelist Christ saith How much more shall your father which is in heaven give good things unto them that ask him It is thus expressed in another How much more shall your heavenly father give the holy spirit to them that ask him Mat. 7. 11. with Luk. 11. 13. And this was the one thing as it were Christ promised that he would pray for and send unto his Disciples when he was taking his leave of them even the holy spirit Joh. 14. 16 17 26. and 15. 26. and 16. 7-15 Luk. 24. 49. And the spirit is set down as containing the blessing of Abraham as the Apostle intimates in saying Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law being made a curse for us That the blessing of Abraham might be in Christ for the gentiles that we might receive the promise of the spirit through faith Gal. 3. 13 14. And hereby we know that we dwell in him and he in us because he hath given us of his spirit And he that hath not this spirit of Christ whatever else he may have or be possessed of he is none of his in a peculiar consideration 1 Joh. 4. 13. Rom. 8. 9. This is the Spirit here meant and intended by the Apostle of which now in this day the believers receive but a first fruits The harvest thereof is still to be waited for as well as the Adoption the Redemption of the body which is to be given and effected in due time also by this holy Spirit Rom. 8. 11 23. John 6. 63. And by the spirit is also meant together with the former The Gospel of Christ especially as it hath been now preached to us according to the Revelation of the mystery And many times this bears the Name of the Spirit because it hath been given forth by the Spirit and with the holy Spirit came down from Heaven 1 Pet. 1. 12. And the Apostles in preaching it have spoken it not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth but which the holy Ghost teacheth compareing spiritual things with spiritual they spake as the holy Ghost gave them utterance Yea in these last days the Spirit was poured forth more abundantly than in former times especially after Christ's ascension and receit thereof in the nature of man To make known the mystery to the Apostles and by them to us as in former times it was not made known to the Sons of men Act. 2. 1 Cor. 2. 10-12 Eph. 1. 8 9. and 3. 3-5 And with this Gospel of Christ the holy Spirit is present unto the end of the World so as that it is the ministration of the spirit and life 2 Cor. 3. 6 8. And he that ministreth it ministreth the Spirit 2 Cor. 3. 6. Gal. 3. 5. And he