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Two discourses concerning the Holy Spirit, and His work the one, Of the Spirit…
Two discourses concerning the Holy Spirit, and His work the one, Of the Spirit as a comforter, the other, As He is the author of spiritual gifts ... / by ... John Owen.
London: printed for William Marshall, 1693
Chapter 5: Particular Actings of the Holy Spirit as a Comforter. How he is an Unction.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
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.
THIRDLY, It is to no purpose to examine the Pretences of some of the Romanists, that respect is had herein to the Chrysme or Unguent that they use in Baptism, Confirmation, and in their sictitious 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.
THESE Apprehensions being removed, as no way suiting the Mind of the Holy Ghost, nor expressing the Privilege intended, nor the Advantage which we have thereby, we shall follow the Conduct of the Scripture in the Investigation of the true Nature of it. And to this end we may observe,
THESE Apprehensions being removed, as no way suiting the Mind of the Holy Ghost, nor expressing the Priviledge intended, nor the Advantage which we have thereby, we shall follow the Conduct of the Scripture in the Investigation of the true Nature of it. And to this end we may observe,