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Light for them that sit in darkness, or, A discourse of Jesus Christ, and…
Light for them that sit in darkness, or, A discourse of Jesus Christ, and that he undertook to accomplish by himself the eternal redemption of sinners also, that the Lord Jesus addressed himself to this work, with undeniable demonstrations that he performed the same : objections to the contrary answered / by John Bunyan.
London: printed for Francis Smith, 1675
LIGHT for them that sit in DARKNESS. › Demonstration 3: The Third Demonstration.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Here is the Promise of the Spirit to be given to Christ, and by him to his Seed for ever. And this was signified long before in the Anointing of Aaron and his Sons. And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his Sons and consecrate them, Exod. 30. 30.
This Spirit Jesus promised to send unto his, at his Exaltation on the Right Hand of God; The Spirit, I say, in the plentiful Pourings of it out. True, the Church in all Ages had something of it by virtue of the Suretyship of the Lord Jesus; but this in comparison of what was to come into the Church after his Resurrection, is not ⟨p. 118⟩reckoned a Pouring forth, therefore Pourings forth thereof are reserved to the time of the Ascension, and Exaltation of this Jesus. I will pour out of my Spirit in THOSE Days.
This Spirit Jesus promised to send unto his, at his Exaltation on the Right Hand of God; The Spirit, I say, in the plentiful Pourings of it out. True, the Church in all Ages had something of it by vertue of the Suretyship of the Lord Jesus; but this in comparison of what was to come into the Church after his Resurrection, is not ⟨p. 118⟩reckoned a Pouring forth, therefore Pourings forth thereof are reserved to the time of the Ascension, and Exaltation of this Jesus. I will pour out of my Spirit in THOSE Days.
Hence Jesus reserves it till his going away, and 'tis expressly said; The Holy Ghost was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet Glorified. Accordingly did the Apostles wait after his Resurrection for the pouring forth of the Holy Ghost, and at the set time did receive it, by the giving of which, he declared himself to be the son of God and Saviour of the World,