Two discourses concerning the Holy Spirit, and His work the one, Of the Spirit…

SECONDLY, The Testimony given by the Holy Ghost unto the Truth of the Gospel imparted unto them, is the Exposition of this Unction in ⟨p. 64⟩the Paraphrase of another. This Testimony was by his miraculous Operations, at his first Effusion on the Apostles. But neither can this be the Mind of the Holy Ghost herein: For this Unction which Believers had, is the same with their being anointed of God, 2 Cor. 1. 21. And that was a Privilege whereof they were all personally made Partakers. So also is that which is here mentioned, namely, that which was in them, which abode with them, and taught them. Neither is this a tolerable Exposition of these Words, You have an Unction from the Holy One, abiding in you, teaching of you; that is, you have heard of the miraculous Operations of the Holy Ghost in the Confirmation of the Gospel, giving Testimony unto the Truth.

SECONDLY, The Testimony given by the Holy Ghost unto the Truth of the Gospel imparted unto them, is the Exposition of this Unction in ⟨p. 64⟩the Paraphrase of another. This Testimony was by his miraculous Operations, at his first Effusion on the Apostles. But neither can this be the Mind of the Holy Ghost herein: For this Unction which Believers had, is the same with their being anointed of God, 2 Cor. 1. 21. And that was a Priviledge whereof they were all personally made Partakers. So also is that which is here mentioned, namely, that which was in them, which abode with them, and taught them. Neither is this a tolerable Exposition of these Words, You have an Unction from the Holy One, abiding in you, teaching of you; that is, you have heard of the miraculous Operations of the Holy Ghost in the Confirmation of the Gospel, giving Testimony unto the Truth.

THIRDLY, It is to no purpose to examine the Pretences of some of the Romanists, that respect is had herein to the Chrism or Unguent that they use in Baptism, Confirmation, and in their fictitious Sacraments of Order and Extreme Unction. For besides that all their Unctions are Inventions of their own, no Institution of Christ, nor of any Efficacy unto the Ends for which this Unction is granted unto Believers, the more sober of their Expositors take no notice of them on this occasion. Those who would know what respect they have thereunto, may find it in the Commentaries of A-Lapide on this place.