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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
OF Spiritual Gifts. PART II. › Chapter 2: Differences between Spiritual Gifts and Saving Grace.
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.
(§ 8.) With Gifts singly considered, it is Otherwise. They are indeed Works and Effects, but not properly Fruits of the Spirit, nor are any where so called. They are effects of his operation upon Men, not Fruits of his working in them. And therefore many receive these Gifts, who never receive the Spirit as to the principal ends for which he is promised. They receive him not to sanctify and make them Temples unto God; though Metonymically with respect unto his outward Effects they may be said to be made partakers of him. This renders them of a different Nature and kind from Saving Graces. For whereas there is an Agreement and Coincidence between them in the respects before mentioned, and whereas the Seat and Subject of them, that is of Gifts absolutely, and principally of Graces also is the Mind, the difference of their Nature proceeds from the different manner of their Communication from the Holy Spirit.
(§ 8.) With Gifts singly considered, it is Otherwise. They are indeed Works and Effects, but not properly Fruits of the Spirit, nor are any where so called. They are effects of his operation upon Men, not Fruits of his working in them. And therefore many receive these Gifts, who never receive the Spirit as to the principal ends for which he is promised. They receive him not to sanctifie and make them Temples unto God; though Metonymically with respect unto his outward Effects they may be said to be made partakers of him. This renders them of a different Nature and kind from Saving Graces. For whereas there is an Agreement and Coincidence between them in the respects before mentioned, and whereas the Seat and Subject of them, that is of Gifts absolutely, and principally of Graces also is the Mind, the difference of their Nature proceeds from the different manner of their Communication from the Holy Spirit.
(§ 9.) Secondly; Saving Grace proceeds from, or is the effect and fruit of Electing Love. This I have proved before in our Enquiry into the Nature of Holiness. See it directly asserted Ephes. 1. 3, 4. 2 Thes. 2. 13