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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of the book of Job being the sum of thirty two lectures, delivered at Magnus near the bridge, London / by Joseph Caryl ...An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of the book of Job being the summe of thirty two lectures, delivered at Magnus neer the bridge, London / by Joseph Caryl ...
London: printed by A. Miller for Henry Overton, 1647
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.
Secondly, This may be known by the testimony of the Spirit with the heart (2 Cor. 5.5.) He that hath wrought us for the self same thing is God; God sets up a frame of holiness in every believer, He hath wrought us; and how are we assured that he hath? Who also hath given us the earnest of his Spirit. The graces of the Spirit are a real earnest of the Spirit, yet they are not always an evidential earnest; therefore an earnest is often superadded to our graces. There is a three-fold work of the Spirit.
Secondly, This may be known by the testimony of the Spirit with the heart (2 Cor. 5.5.) He that hath wrought us for the self same thing is God; God sets up a frame of holinesse in every believer, He hath wrought us; and how are we assured that he hath? Who also hath given us the earnest of his Spirit. The graces of the Spirit are a reall earnest of the Spirit, yet they are not alwaies an evidentiall earnest; therefore an earnest is often superadded to our graces. There is a three-fold work of the Spirit.
First, To convey and plant grace in the soul.
First, To conveigh and plant grace in the soul.
Secondly, To act and help us to exercise the graces, which are planted there.