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

We have this then by the Spirit, he teacheth us of the Love of God in Christ, he makes every Gospel Truth as wine well refined §. 25 to our Souls, and the good things of it, to be a feast of fat things: gives us Joy and gladness of heart with all that we know of God, which is the great preservative of the Soul to keep it close to Truth. The Apostle speaks of our teaching by this unction, as the means whereby we are preserved from seduction. Indeed to know any Truth in the Power, sweetness, Joy, & Gladness of it, is that great security of the souls constancy in the preservation and retaining of it. They will readily change Truth for Error, who find no more sweetness in the one then in the other. I must crave the Readers pardon, for my brief passing over these great things of the Gospel: my present design is rather to enumerate, then to unfold them. This one work of the Holy Ghost might it be pursued, would require a fuller discourse then I can allot unto the whole matter in hand. All the privileges we enjoy, all the Dignity and honour we are invested withal, our whole dedication unto God, our Nobility and Royalty, our interest in all Church advantages, and approaches to God in worship, our separation from the world, the name whereby we are called, the liberty we enjoy, all flow from this head, are all branches of this effect of the Holy Ghost. I have mentioned only our teaching by this unction: a Teaching that brings joy and gladness with it, by giving the heart a sense of the Truth wherein we are instructed. When we find any of the good Truths of the Gospel come home to our souls, with life, vigour, and power; giving us gladness of heart, transforming us into the image and likeness of it, the Holy Ghost is then at his work; is pouring out of his oil.

We have this then by the Spirit, he teacheth us of the Love of God in Christ, he makes every Gospell Truth as wine well refined §. 25 to our Soules, and the good things of it, to be a feast of fatt things: gives us Joy and gladnesse of heart with all that wee know of God, which is the great preservative of the Soule to keep it close to Truth. The Apostle speaks of our teaching by this unction, as the meanes whereby we are preserved from seduction. Indeed to know any Truth in the Power, sweetnesse, Joy, & Gladnesse of it, is that great security of the soules constancy in the preservation and retaining of it. They will readily change Truth for Error, who find no more sweetnesse in the one then in the other. I must crave the Readers pardon, for my briefe passing over these great things of the Gospell: my present designe is rather to enumerate, then to unfold them. This one work of the Holy Ghost might it be pursued, would require a fuller discourse then I can allot unto the whole matter in hand. All the priviledges we enjoy, all the Dignity and honour we are invested withall, our whole dedication unto God, our Nobility and Royalty, our interest in all Church advantages, and approaches to God in worship, our separation from the world, the name whereby we are called, the liberty we enjoy, all flow from this head, are all branches of this effect of the Holy Ghost. I have mentioned only our teaching by this unction: a Teaching that brings joy and gladnesse with it, by giving the heart a sense of the Truth wherein we are instructed. When we find any of the good Truths of the Gospell come home to our soules, with life, vigour, and power; giving us gladnesse of heart, transforming us into the image and likenesse of it, the Holy Ghost is then at his work; is powring out of his oyle.