Of Communion with God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost

These things being presupposed; let the Saints learn to act §. 6 faith distinctly on the Holy Ghost, as the immediate efficient cause of all the good things mentioned. Faith I say to believe in him; and Faith in all things to believe him, and to yield obedience to him. Faith, not imagination. The distinction of the Persons in the Trinity, is not to be fancied but believed. So then, the Scripture so fully, frequently, clearly, distinctly ascribing the things we have been speaking of, to the immediate efficiency of the Holy Ghost, Faith closeth with him, in the truth revealed, and peculiarly regards him, worships, him serves him, waits for him, prayeth to him, praiseth him; All these things, I say, the Saints do in Faith; The person of the Holy Ghost, revealing its self in these operations and effects, is the peculiar object of our Worship. Therefore when he ought to be peculiarly honoured, and is not, he is peculiarly sinned against. Acts 5. 2 Ananias is said to lye to the Holy Ghost: not to God, which being taken essentially, would denote the whole Trinity; but peculiarly to the Holy Ghost. Him he was to have honoured peculiarly, in that especial gift of his, which he made profession of: not doing it, he sinned peculiarly against him: But this must be a little farther branched into particulars.

These things being presupposed; let the Saints learne to act §. 6 faith distinctly on the Holy Ghost, as the immediate efficient cause of all the good things mentioned. Faith I say to believe in him; and Faith in all things to believe him, and to yeeld obedience to him. Faith, not imagination. The distinction of the Persons in the Trinity, is not to be fancyed but believed. So then, the Scripture so fully, frequently, clearly, distinctly ascribing the things we have been speaking of, to the immediate efficiency of the Holy Ghost, Faith closeth with him, in the truth revealed, and peculiarly regards him, worships, him serves him, waits for him, prayeth to him, prayseth him; All these things, I say, the Saints doe in Faith; The person of the Holy Ghost, revealing its selfe in these operations and effects, is the peculiar object of our Worship. Therefore when he ought to be peculiarly honoured, and is not, he is peculiarly sinned against. Acts 5. 2 Ananias is said to lye to the Holy Ghost: not to God, which being taken essentially, would denote the whole Trinity; but peculiarly to the Holy Ghost. Him he was to have honoured peculiarly, in that especiall gift of his, which he made profession of: not doing it, he sinned peculiarly against him: But this must be a little farther branched into particulars.