A discourse of the work of the Holy Spirit in prayer with a brief…

doth it follow, that therefore Believers under the New Testament, who have unquestionably a larger portion of the Spirit of Grace and Supplication poured on them, should either stand in need of them, or be obliged unto ⟨p. 159⟩them? And it is in vain to pretend a different dispensation of the Spirit unto them and us, where different fruits and effects are not acknowledged. He that hath been under the Power of the Law, and hath been set free by the Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus, knows the difference, and will be thankful for the Grace that is in it.

Again, it is extensively enlarged, in that it is now communicated unto Multitudes; whereas of old it was confined unto a few. Then the dews of it only watered the land of Canaan, and the Posterity of Abraham according to the Flesh; now the showers of it are poured down on all Nations, even all that in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours. In every Assembly of Mount Zion, through the World, called according to the mind of Christ, Prayers and Supplications are offered unto God, through the effectual working of the Spirit of Grace and Supplication, unless he be despised. And this is done in the accomplishment of that great Promise, Mal. 1. 11. For from the rising of the Sun to the going down of the same, my name shall be great among the Gentiles, and in every place Incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure Offering; for my name shall be great among ⟨p. 160⟩the Heathens, saith the Lord of hosts. Prayer and Praises in the Assemblies of the Saints, is the pure Offering and that Sacrifice which God promiseth shall be offered unto him. And this Oblation is not to be kindled without the Eternal Fire of the Spirit of Grace. No Sacrifice was to be offered of old, but with fire taken from the Altar. Be it what it would, if it were offered with strange fire, it was an Abomination; Hence they were all called [Greek or Hebrew] the firings of the Lord. And this was in a Resemblance of the Holy Ghost. Whence Christ is said to offer himself to God, through the eternal Spirit. And so must we do our Prayers. In the fruits and effects of his Works lies all the Glory and Beauty of our Assemblies and Worship. Take them away and they are contemptible, dead and carnal. And he carrieth this Work into the Families of them that do believe. Every Family apart is enabled to pray and serve God in the Spirit; and such as are not, do live in darkness all their Days. He is the same to Believers all the World over, in their Closets or their Prisons. They have all, where ever they are, an Access by one Spirit unto the Father,