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A state of glory for spirits of just men upon dissolution, demonstrated. A sermon…
A state of glory for spirits of just men upon dissolution, demonstrated. A sermon preached in Pauls Church Aug. 30. 1657. before the Rt. Honourable the Lord Mayor and aldermen of the City of London. / By Tho: Goodwin, D.D. president of Magd. Coll. Oxon.A state of glory for spirits of just men upon dissolution, demonstrated. A sermon preached in Pauls Church Aug. 30. 1657. before the Rt. Honourable the Lord Mayor and aldermen of the City of London. / By Tho: Goodvvin, D.D. president of Magd. Coll. Oxon.
London: printed by J.G. for Robert Dawlman, 1657
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But you will ask me, How I fetch this out of my Text? Thus:
1. You see here are Two Persons expressly named, God [the Father] namely, and the Spirit. This is a Rule, that where the name God, and then some besides other of the Two Persons, Christ or the Spirit, are mentioned therewith, as distinct; There God is put personally (not essentially only) to express The Father: ⟨p. 67⟩Now here the Spirit or holy Ghost is mentioned distinct from God; For it is said that This God hath given the Spirit; which also Christ so often speaketh of the Father, as I need not to insist on it.
1. You see here are Two Persons expresly named, God [the Father] namely, and the Spirit. This is a Rule, that where the name God, and then some besides other of the Two Persons, Christ or the Spirit, are mentioned therewith, as distinct; There God is put personally (not essentially onely) to expresse The Father: ⟨p. 67⟩Now here the Spirit or holy Ghost is mentioned distinct from God; For it is said that This God hath given the Spirit; which also Christ so often speaketh of the Father, as I need not to insist on it.
2. It is an other Rule, That in any Scripture where Two Persons are mentioned, as concurring in any thing, or matter; There the other Third Person also must be understood to have his special share therein also; as when he wisheth grace and peace from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ; 'Tis certain the holy Ghost is as specially understood; as indeed we find him in that Apostolical blessing as distinctly spoken of as the Father or Christ. Thus it must be here. Christ must be taken in, who also in John is so often said to give the Spirit, when the Father gives him, as it is said here he hath, For this same thing.