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

(§ 3.) BY these Gifts I say, doth the Lord Christ demonstrate his Power, and exercise his Rule. External Force and Carnal Weapons were far from his Thoughts, as unbecoming his absolute Sovereignty over the Souls of Men, his infinite Power and Holiness. Neither did any ever betake themselves unto them in the Affairs of Christ's Kingdom, but either when they had utterly lost and abandoned these Spiritual Weapons, or did not believe that they are sufficient to maintain the Interest of the Gospel, though Originally they were so to introduce and fix it in the World: That is, that although the Gifts of the Holy Ghost were sufficient and effectual to bring in the Truth and Doctrine of the Gospel against all Opposition, yet are they not so to maintain it; which they may do well once more to consider. Herein therefore they agree with Saving Graces: For that they are peculiarly from Jesus Christ the Mediator, is confessed by all; unless it be by such as by whom all real, internal Grace is denied. But the Sanctifying Operations of the Holy Spirit, with their respect unto the Lord Christ as Mediator, have been sufficiently before confirmed.

(§ 3.) BY these Gifts I say, doth the Lord Christ demonstrate his Power, and exercise his Rule. External Force and Carnal Weapons were far from his Thoughts, as unbecoming his absolute Sovereignty over the Souls of Men, his infinite Power and Holiness. Neither did any ever betake themselves unto them in the Affairs of Christ's Kingdom, but either when they had utterly lost and abandoned these Spiritual Weapons, or did not believe that they are sufficient to maintain the Interest of the Gospel, though Originally they were so to introduce and fix it in the World: That is, that although the Gifts of the Holy Ghost were sufficient and effectual to bring in the Truth and Doctrine of the Gospel against all Opposition, yet are they not so to maintain it; which they may do well once more to consider. Herein therefore they agree with Saving Graces: For that they are peculiarly from Jesus Christ the Mediator, is confessed by all; unless it be by such as by whom all real, internal Grace is denyed. But the Sanctifying Operations of the Holy Spirit, with their respect unto the Lord Christ as Mediator, have been sufficiently before confirmed.