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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty second, the thirty third, and…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the thirty second, the thirty third, and…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty second, the thirty third, and the thirty fourth chapters of the book of Job being the substance of forty-nine lectures / delivered at Magnus near the Bridge, London, by Joseph Caryl ...An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the thirty second, the thirty third, and the thirty fourth chapters of the booke of Job being the substance of forty-nine lectures / delivered at Magnus neare the Bridge, London, by Joseph Caryl ...
London: printed by M. Simmons, 1661
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Sixthly, The holy Ghost furnisheth those Officers whom he calleth with power and gifts, as he pleaseth, that they may be fit for the work or ministry of the Gospel (1 Cor: 12.8.11.) To one is given by the Spirit, the word of wisdom, to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit, &c. But all these worketh that one and the self-same Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. Now, who can give wisdom and knowledge, who can give them prerogatively, following in this distribution, or division of gifts, no rule, nor giving any other reason of it but his own will, except God only?
Sixthly, The holy Ghost furnisheth those Officers whom he calleth with power and gifts, as he pleaseth, that they may be fit for the work or ministery of the Gospel (1 Cor: 12.8.11.) To one is given by the Spirit, the word of wisdome, to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit, &c. But all these worketh that one and the selfe-same Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. Now, who can give wisdome and knowledge, who can give them prerogatively, following in this distribution, or division of gifts, no rule, nor giving any other reason of it but his owne will, except God only?
Seventhly, The holy Ghost is sinned against; therefore he is God. Some, possibly may object and say, This is not a convincing or demonstrative argument, that the holy Ghost is God, because he is sinned against; For man may sin against man. All second table sins are sins against our Neighbour; and the Apostle tells the Corinthians (1 Ep: 8.12.) that while they used their lawful liberty in eating with offence, they sinned against the Brethren. I answer, Whosoever is properly sinned against is God, because God is the Law-giver. And, though many actions of men are direct wrongs to man, yet in every wrong done to man, God also is wronged, and, in strict sense, he only is sinned against by man. For the reason why any action is a wrong to man, is because it is ⟨p. 168⟩against some Law of God. And if to be sinned against in strict sense, be proper to God only; then the argument stands good, that the Holy Spirit is God, because he is sinned against; especially, if we consider, that there is such an Emphasis put upon sinning against the holy Ghost in the holy Scripture (more if possible then upon sinning against the Father, or the Son) (Math: 12.31.) Wherefore, I say unto you (saith Christ) All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men, but the blasphemy against the holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men; As if he had said, Though you sin against the Father, and the Son, it shall be forgiven you, but if you sin against the holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven either in this world or in the world to come; that is, it shall never be forgiven. Seeing then there is more in sinning against the holy Ghost then against the Father, or the Son, who are God, the holy Ghost must needs be God. For though there is no degree or gradual difference in the deity, each person being coeternal, coequal, and consubstantial; yet the Scripture attributes more in that case, as to the point of sinning against the holy Ghost, then to sinning against the Father, or the Son; therefore certainly the holy Ghost is God.