Remains of that reverend and learned divine, John Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplain in…Remaines of that reverend and learned divine, Iohn Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplaine in…

The next thing that is to be considered, is the means which the Apostle lays down, whereby they may be strengthened in the inward man, and that is, to have the Spirit: that he would grant you, &c. that you may be strengthened by the Spirit in the inward man: as if he should say, if you would know what will strengthen you, it is the Spirit. Hence note this point.

The next thing that is to be considered, is the meanes which the Apostle layes downe, whereby they may be strengthned in the inward man, and that is, to have the Spirit: that hee would grant you, &c. that you may be strengthned by the Spirit in the inward man: as if he should say, if you would know what will strengthen you, it is the Spirit. Hence note this point.

That whatsoever saving, or sanctifying grace, or strength of grace, every man hath, it all proceeds from ¹the sanctifying spirit: I say, all the saving grace, all strength of grace comes from the Spirit, yet do not mistake me, as if I did exclude the ⟨p. 127⟩Father and the Son, for they work together in every act; the Father works not without the Son, the Son works not without the Father, the Father and the Son work not without the Spirit, neither doth the Spirit work without the Father and the Son, for what one doth all doth: but I ascribe the work of sanctification unto the Spirit, because it is the proper work of the Spirit to sanctify, and he is the strengthener of all grace, that is, all grace comes from the Father, as the first cause of all things; and then through Christ by the Spirit, Grace is wrought in the Soul; Therefore these three distinctions of the Trinity is good, the Father is of Himself, the Son is of the Father, and the Holy Ghost is of the Father and the Son, that is, the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Father and the Son, and is sent unto the hearts of his Children to work Grace, and Holiness in them, and it must needs be so that the holy Ghost is the only Worker, and Strengthener of Grace, because proceeding from such a Holy Fountain, as the Father and the Son is, he must needs be Holy, and the way to get Sanctification and Holiness, is to get the holy Spirit. For in a thing that is sent to sanctify, two things are required; First, he that is sent to sanctify must proceed from a holy Fountain, but the Spirit doth proceed from a most holy and pure God; therefore it cannot choose but be a holy work, that He works: Secondly, the second thing required in him that is sent