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

before I have done, I will lead him into a right frame, and restore Comforts unto him. And that there may be no failure herein, I will do it by a creating act of Power, Ver. 19. I create the fruit of the lips, Peace, Peace. This is the Method of the Holy Ghost in administering Consolation unto the Church, openly evidencing that Love and Compassion from whence it doth proceed. And without this Method should no One Soul be ever spiritually refreshed under its Dejections. For we are apt to behave our selves frowardly more or less under the Work of the Holy Ghost towards us. Infinite Love and Compassion alone working by Patience and Long-suffering can carry it on unto Perfection. But if we are not only froward under particular Occasions, Temptations and Surprisals clouding our present View of the Holy Spirit in his Work, but are also habitually careless and negligent about it, and do never labour to come unto satisfaction in it, but always indulge unto the peevishness and frowardness of Unbelief, it argues a most depraved unthankful frame of Heart, wherein the Soul of God cannot be well pleased.

before I have done, I will lead him into a right frame, and restore Comforts unto him. And that there may be no failure herein, I will do it by a creating act of Power, Ver. 19. I create the fruit of the lips, Peace, Peace. This is the Method of the Holy Ghost in administring Consolation unto the Church, openly evidencing that Love and Compassion from whence it doth proceed. And without this Method should no One Soul be ever spiritually refreshed under its Dejections. For we are apt to behave our selves frowardly more or less under the Work of the Holy Ghost towards us. Infinite Love and Compassion alone working by Patience and Long-suffering can carry it on unto Perfection. But if we are not only froward under particular Occasions, Temptations and Surprizals clouding our present View of the Holy Spirit in his Work, but are also habitually careless and negligent about it, and do never labour to come unto satisfaction in it, but always indulge unto the peevishness and frowardness of Unbelief, it argues a most depraved unthankful frame of Heart, wherein the Soul of God cannot be well pleased.