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Highest Titles afcribed to him; even fuch as include All divine Powers, excepting abfolute Supremacy and Independency, which to fuppofe Communicable is an exprefs Contradiction in Terms. pag. 298

§ XXVIII.

The Holy Spirit is defcribed in the new Teftament, as the immediate Author and Worker of All Miracles, even of thofe done by our Lord himself; and as the Conducter of Chrift in all the Actions of his Life, during his State of Humiliation here upon Earth. 301

S XXIX.

The Holy Spirit is declared in Scripture to be the Infpirer of the Prophets and Apoftles, and the Great Teacher and Directer of the Apostles in the whole work of their MiniStry.

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The Holy Spirit is reprefented in the New Teftament, as the Sanctifier of all Hearts, and the Supporter and Comforter of good Chriftians under all their Difficulties. Ibid.

§. XXXI.

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Concerning the Holy Spirit, there are Other

Greater

Greater things spoken in Scripture, and
Higher Titles afcribed to him, than to any
Angel or other Created Being whatsoever.
pag. 302

S XXXII.

The Word, God, in Scripture, no where fig= nifies the Perfon of the Holy Ghost.

§ XXXIII.

303

The Word, God, in Scripture, never fignifies a complex Notion of more Persons than One; but always means One perfon only, viz. either the perfon of the Father fingly, or the perfon of the Son fingly.

S XXXIV.

304

The Son, whatever his metaphyfical Effence or Subftance be, and whatever divine Greatnefs and Dignity is afcribed to him in Scripture; yet in This He is evidently Subordi nate to the Father, that He derives his Being and Attributes from the Father, the Father Nothing from Him. Ibid.

S XXXV.

Every Action of the Son, both in making the World, and in all other his Operations & is only the Exercife of the Father's Power, communicated to him after an ineffable man

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§ XXXVI.

The Son, whatever his metaphyfical Nature or Effence be; yet in this whole Difpenfation, in the Creation and Redemption of the World, acts in all things according to the Will, and by the Miffion or Authority of the Father. pag. 322

S XXXVII.

The Son, how great fever the metaphyfical Dignity of his Nature was, yet in the whole Difpenfation entirely directed all his Altions to the Glory of the Father.

§ XXXVIII.

330

Our Saviour, Jefus Chrift; as, before his Incarnation, he was fent forth by the Will and good pleasure, and with the Authority of the Father; fo in the Flesh, both before and after his Exaltation, notwithstanding that the Divinity of the Son was perfonally and infeparably united to it, he, in acknowledgment of the Supremacy of the Perfon of the Father, always Prayed to Him, and returned him Thanks, filing Him his God, &c.

$ XXXIX.

332

The reason why the Scripture, though it files the Father God, and alfo ftiles the Son God, yet at the fame time always declares there

is but One God; is because, in the Monarchy of the Universe, there is but One Authority, original in the Father, derivative in the Son: The Power of the Son being, not Another Power oppofite to That of the Father, nor Another Power co-ordinate to That of the Father; but it felf The Power and Authority of the Father, communicated to, manifefted in, and exercifed by the Son. pag. 332

S XL.

The Holy Spirit, whatever his Metaphyfical Nature, Effence or Subftance be; and whatever divine Power or Dignity is afcribed to him in Scripture; yet in This he is evidently Subordinate to the Father; that He derives his Being and Powers from the Father, the Father nothing from Him.

$ XLI.

349

The Holy Spirit, whatever his Metaphyfical Nature, Effence or Subftance be; and whatever divine Power or Dignity is afcribed to him in Scripture; yet in the whole Dif penfation of the Gospel, always acts by the Will of the Father, is given and fent by him, intercedes to him, &c.

§ XLII.^

350

The Holy Spirit, as he is Subordinate to the

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Father; fo he is also in Scripture reprefented as Subordinate to the Son, both by Nature and by the Will of the Father; excepting only that he is defcribed as being the Conducter and Guide of our Lord, during bis State of Humiliation here upon Earth. pag. 351

§ XLIII.

Upon Thefe Grounds, abfolutely Supreme Honour is due to the Perfon of the Father fingly, as being Alone the Supreme Author of all Being and Power.

§ XLIV.

352

For the fame Reafon, All Prayers and Praises ought primarily or ultimately to be directed to the Perfon of the Father, as the Original and Primary Author of all Good. 354

S XLV.

And upon the fame Account, whatever Honour is paid to the Son who redeemed, or to the Holy Spirit who fanctifies us, must always be understood as tending finally to the Honour and Glory of the Father, by whofe good pleasure the Son redeemed, and the Holy Spirit fanctifies us.

S XLVI.

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For, the Great Oeconomy, or the Whole Dif

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