Epa. 1I unfeignedly believe with my heart, and freely confess with my mouth, that the holy ghost is one and equal God in glory, majesty, power and might with the father and the Son, proceeding from the father and the son after an unknown ⟨p. 263⟩and unexpressible manner.2 This spirit of God and God him self is he,3 by whom God the father through his Son Christ and in Christ worketh and quickeneth all things.4 All the benefits and graces which God the father bestoweth upon us for Christs sake,5 this holy ghost bringeth them unto us, and maketh us new vessels to receive them, which otherwise even of nature are so fleshly minded,6 that we perceive nothing at all of those things,7 which pertain unto the spirit of God,8 neither are we able to think a good thought of our selves.9 For this godly spirit worketh in us new motions and new affects,10 and giveth us grace both to will and to do good. He is a teacher of all the faithful, and leadeth them into all truth. He is a comforter of weak and sorrowful minds.
⟨p. 264⟩He keepeth the true christians unmovable in one faith,11 and openeth their senses to understand the mysteries of God aright.12 He doth clothe them with his gifts, and giveth to every one a several gift even as he will. He is the ruler of the Christen congregation. He is the anointment,13 wherewith all the faithful are anointed, and thereof are called the anointed of the Lord. He is given unto the faithful to be the earnest of their inheritance for the recovering of the purchased possession unto the praise of his glory. He with his godly breath quickeneth, maketh alive, and conserveth all things. He of carnal maketh us spiritual, of worldly godly, of wicked blessed, of the bond slaves of Satan, the dearly beloved sons of God, of sinful sinks, his own most pleasant and holy temple, of cruel ⟨p. 265⟩meek, of proud: humble, of malicious: charitable, of contentious: quiet, of covetous, liberal, of hard hearted: meek spirited, of froward: gentle, of stubborn: obedient, of dissolute: temperate and sober, of false: true, of foolish: wise, of idle: godly occupied, of unchaste: pure and clean, of the haters of God: the friends of God, of the lovers of pleasures: the lovers of godliness, to end, he maketh us of earthy: heavenly. Whatsoever goodness we have, he is the alone author, worker and giver of the same.
Epa. 1I vnfainedly beleue with my harte, and frely confesse with my mouthe, that the holy ghost is one and equal God in glory, maiestie, power and might with the father and the sonne, proceading from the father and the son after an vnknowne ⟨p. 263⟩and vnexpresseable maner.2 This spirite of God and God him selfe is he,3 by whom God the father through his sonne Christe and in Christ worketh and quickneth all thinges.4 All the benefites and graces which God the father bestoweth vppon vs for Christes sake,5 this holy ghost bringeth thē vnto vs, and maketh vs new vessels to receyue them, which otherwise euen of nature are so fleshly minded,6 that we perceiue nothing at all of those thinges,7 which pertayne vnto the spirite of God,8 neyther are we able to thinke a good thoughte of our selues.9 For this godly spirite worketh in vs newe motions and new affectes,10 and geueth vs grace both to will and to doo good. He is a teacher of al the faithfull, and leadeth them into al truth. He is a confortour of weake and sorowfull mindes.
⟨p. 264⟩He kepeth the true christians vnmoneable in one faith,11 and openeth their senses to vnderstand ye misteries of God aright.12 He doth clothe them with his giftes, and geueth to euery one a seueral gift euen as he wyll. He is the ruler of the Christen congregation. He is the anoyntment,
- 1Of God the holy Ghost. Genesis. i Psalm. ii. Math. iii.
- 2John. i.Iohn. i.
- 3Mat. xxviii
- 4John. xv and. xvi.Iohn. xv and. xvi.
- 5i. John. v. John. iiii. Ihon. v. Iohn. iii
- 6i. Cor ii.
- 7ii. Cor. iii
- 8Gala. v
- 9Phil. iiPhill. ii
- 10John. xiiii xv. and. xv•Iohn. xiiii xv. and. xv•
- 11i. Cor. xii
- 12Act. x.
- 13i. John. ii Psal. ciiii. Ephe. i.i. Iohn. ii Psal. ciiii. Ephe. i.
