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

2. In the same verse as to the manner of his operation, He is §. 3 said [Greek or Hebrew], he divideth or distributeth to every one as he will. This of distribution adds to that of operation, choice, judgement, and freedom. He that distributes variously doth it with choice and judgement, and freedom of will: such are the proceedings of the Spirit in his dispensations: to one he giveth one thing eminently to another another. To one in one degree, to another in another; Thus are the Saints in his sovereignty kept in a constant dependence on him; He distributes as he will; who should not be content with his portion? what claim can any lay to that which he distributeth as he will? which is farther manifested,

2. In the same verse as to the manner of his operation, He is §. 3 said 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, he divideth or distributeth to every one as he will. This of distribution adds to that of operation, choise, judgement, and freedome. He that distributes variously doth it with choise and judgement, and freedome of will: such are the proceedings of the Spirit in his dispensations: to one he giveth one thing eminently to another another. To one in one degree, to another in another; Thus are the Saints in his soveraginty kept in a constant dependance on him; He distributs as he will; who should not be content with his portion? what claime can any lay to that which he distributeth as he will? which is farther manifested,

3. By his being said to give, when and what he bestows; §. 4 they speak with other tongues, as the spirit gave them utterance, Act. 2. 4. he gave them to them, that is freely; whatever ⟨p. 272⟩he bestows npō us, is of his gift. And hence it is to be observed that in the Economy of our Salvation, the acting of no one person doth prejudice the freedom and liberty of any other; so the Love of the Father in sending the Son is free, and his sending doth no ways prejudice the liberty and Love of the Son, but that he lays down his life freely also. So the Sati-faction and purchase made by the Son doth no way prejudice the freedom of the Fathers Grace in pardoning & accepting us thereupon: so the Father's and Son's sending of the Spirit doth not derogate from his freedom in his workings, but he gives freely what he gives. And the reason of this is, because the will of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost is essentially the same; so that in the acting of one there is the Counsel of all, and each freely therein.