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

1. He is said [Greek or Hebrew] to work effectually, 1 Cor. 12. 11. §. 2 all these worketh or effecteth that one and self same spirit: it is spoken there indeed in respect of his distribution of gifts: but the way is the same for the Communication of Graces, and privileges: he doth it by working, which as it convinces his personality, especially as considered with the words following, dividing to every man according to his will, (for to work according to will is the the inseparable property of a person, and is spoken expressly of God, Eph. 1. 11.) so in relation to v. 6. foregoing, it makes no less evident his Deity. What he is here said to do as the Spirit bestowed on us, and given unto us; there is he said as God himself to do: there are diversity of operations but it is one God that worketh all in all; which here in other words is; all these worketh the self same spirit dividing to every man as he will; What we have then from him, we have by the way of his energetical working; It is not by proposing this or that Argument to us, persuading us by these or those moral motives or inducements alone, leaving us to make use of them as we can; But he works effectually himself, what he communicates of Grace, or consolation to us.

1. He is said 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 to worke effectually, 1 Cor. 12. 11. §. 2 all these worketh or effecteth that one and selfe same spirit: it is spoken there indeed in respect of his distribution of gifts: but the way is the same for the Communication of Graces, and priviledges: he doth it by working, which as it convinces his personality, especially as considered with the words following, dividing to every man according to his will, (for to worke according to will is the the inseparable property of a person, and is spoken expressely of God, Eph. 1. 11.) so in relation to v. 6. foregoing, it makes no lesse evident his Deity. What he is here said to doe as the Spirit bestowed on us, and given unto us; there is he said as God himselfe to doe: there are diversity of operations but it is one God that worketh all in all; which here in other words is; all these worketh the selfe same spirit dividing to every man as he will; What we have then from him, we have by the way of his energeticall working; It is not by proposing this or that Argument to us, perswading us by these or those morall motives or inducements alone, leaving us to make use of them as we can; But he workes effectually himselfe, what he communicates of Grace, or consolation to us.