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That in him dwelleth the Fulness of the Godhead, No 642, 645.

That he is the Image of God, N° 631, 641, 652. That he is in the Bofom of the Father, No 569. That bis generation None can declare, N° 619,658. That he is the Word of God, N° 680; the Son of God, N° 561; the only-begotten Son, N° 568; the firft-born of every Creature, No 641, 642, 672.

See alfo the Texts, wherein are joined together, The Kingdom of Chrift and of God, No 637, 677. The Throne of God and of the Lamb, No 684, 685. The Wrath of God and of the Lamb, No 675. The Firft fruits to God and to the Lamb, Ño 678. God and the Lamb, the Light of the new Jerufalem, No 683.

God and the Lamb, the Temple of it, No 682.

S XXVIII.

The Holy Spirit is described in the new Teftament, as the immediate Author and Worker of All Miracles, even of those 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.

See the Texts, wherein he is declared to be;

The immediate Author and Worker of all Miracles, N° 996, 997, 1001, 1009, 1011, 1012, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1021.

Even of those done by Chrift himself, N° 1000, 1010, 1013, 1023.

And

And the Conducter of Chrift, in all the Actions of his Life here upon earth, N° 998, 999, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1010, 1020, 1022.

§ XXIX.

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

See the Texts, No 1024-1073.

S XXX.

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. See the Texts, N° 1074-1120.

S XXXI.

Concerning the Holy Spirit there are O

ther

ther Greater things spoken in Scripture, and
Higher Titles afcribed to him, than to any
Angel or other Created Being what foever.
See the Texts, wherein it is declared;

That Blafphemy against him is unpardonable, N°

1121.

That he is Eternal, N° 1132*.

That he is the Power of the Higheft, No 1122. That he is the Spirit of Truth, which proceedeth from the Father, N°1124, 1125; and which the World cannot receive, No 1123, 1136.

That to lie to Him, is the fame thing as to lie un10 God, No 1126.

That to refift Him, is the fame thing as to refift God, N° 1127.

That he gave Injunctions to the Church, No 1128. That he is the Spirit of Glory and of God, N° 1135. That he knows the Mind of God, as perfectly as a Man knows his own mind, No 1129.

That mens Bodies, by being Temples of the Spirit, are Temples of God, No 1130, 1131.

That he is the Author of Liberty and Knowledge, N° 1132.

That he reveals things which even the Angels defire to look into, No 1133.

That he raifeth the dead, N° 1134.

See more, beneath; §53..

S XXXII.

The Word, God, in Scripture, no where fignifies the Perfon of the Holy Ghoft.

Sec

See the Text, No 66.

The Reason of This, fee above in the Notes on $25.

§ XXXIII.

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

See the Texts, No1—441, and 533—545·

§ XXXIV.

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

See the Texts, No 769, 789, 798, 801, 937, 950, 953, 986, 992; and 756. See above, $5, & 7, & 12; and beneath, § 35 &

36.

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Notes

Notes on $ 34.

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