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are the Subjects of it together with the Effects thereof and then lastly as to the Time when this shall be intimated in the Word afterwards something may be written briefly to these Things And first what 's meant by POURING OUT OF THE SPIRIT And here we must know that the Communication of THE SPIRIT is represented to us in Scripture more Ways than one as sometimes by Donation 1 John 3.13 God is said there to give us his Spirit John 14.16 God the Father is said there to give the Comforter which is his Spirit Luk. 11.13 how much more shall your heavenly Father give his Spirit to them that ask it Again sometimes t is represented to us by Mission or sending John 14.26 Christ tells them that the Father would send the holy Ghost that should teach them all Things And Chap. 16.7 he tells them again he would send the Comforter Gal. 4.6 God is said there to send forth the Spirit of his Son into our Hearts Sometimes also by Aspersion or sprinkling hence Christ is said to sprinkle many Nations Isai 52.15 and to sprinkle clean Water upon them Ezekiel 36.25 which I understand of the Spirit Again sometimes by Infusion or putting his Spirit in us Ezekiel 36.27 and Chap. 37.14 And the last that I shall mention is by Effusion or pouring out of his Spirit upon us as in the Text proposed to be spoken to quoted also by the Apostle Peter Act. 2.17 we have the same Expression of pouring of the Spirit Isai 44.3 as also Chap. 32.15 where the Spirit is promised to be poured out from on High we have the like Expression Zech. 12.10 there is one Scripture more and all that at present is with me where this Expression of pouring out the Spirit is used and that is Prov. 1.23 behold I will pour out my Spirit upon you c. But what may we think is meant by pouring out Pouring out in Scripture doth ordinarily if not always signify an Abundance of that which is poured forth as when God brings Abundance of Wrath on a People he is said to pour out his Wrath as we might easily instance in Scripture hence we read of so many Vials of Wrath which were to be poured out on them that were the Subjects of them until they were destroyed Rev. 16 the like is said when God promiseth Abundance of Mercy he is said to pour it out as in Mal. 3.10 God saith there that he would open the Windows of Heaven and pour out such a Blessing as there should not be Room to receive it So that we see what is meant by pouring forth The next Thing to be inquired into is what is meant by Spirit which is thus to be poured out By Spirit in this Place I do not understand the Person of the HOLY SPIRIT tho' that is said to dwell in all Believers and if any Man hath not the Spirit of Christ he is none of his Rom. 8.9 2 Tim. 1.14 Neither do I think by Spirit here is meant the ordinary Gifts of the Spirit which every Believer Receives at his first Conversion But I think by Spirit in this Place is meant a plentiful Effusion of the Gifts of the Spirit which are extraordinary as will evidently appear if we compare this Text with Act. 2.17 and take the postle Peter's Commentary on the Words For it cannot be denied but that the Apostles and for any Thing that I know others that were with them at Jerusalem after Christ was ascended they all had received the ordinary Gifts of the Spirit at their first Conversion and yet they were to wait there for the Promise of the Father which Christ hath told them of before Luk. 24.49 But what was this Promise only of more and higher Degrees of the ordinary Gifts of the Spirit which they had already received I cannot think so and the Consequence doth make it evidently to appear that it was otherwise But when and where was this Promise of the Father made which they were to wait for The Apostle Peter when they began to speak with other Tongues Act. 2.4 in the 16th Verse tells them that this was that which was spoken of by the Prophet Joel and therefore this in my Understanding is the Promise of the Father which they were to wait for consisting only in the pouring out of extraordinary Gifts both of Tongues Prophesy and Miracles The next Thing to be considered is the Subjects or Recepients upon whom the Spirit was thus to be poured out and that the Prophet tells us and after him the Apostle that t is upon all Flesh By all Flesh here we are not to understand all Mankind as t is taken in Gen. 6.12 where t is said that all Flesh had corrupted their Way No nor are we to understand it of all Saints neither but some of all Sorts and Sexes viz. Jews and Gentiles young and old Male and Female Sons and Daughters Servants and Handmaids And there were above an Hundred besides the Apostles and that Women as well as Men assembled together at Jerusalem waiting for this Promise Act. 1.14.15 and they were all with one accord in one Place Chap. 2.1 and they were all filled with the holy Ghost and began to speak with other Tongues as the Spirit gave them Utterance and that not only upon Jews but upon Gentiles also were poured out the Gifts of the holy Ghost as we may see Act. 10.45 46. Upon Cornelius his Family and his Kindred and near Friends ver 24 and in Chap. 19. ver 2 we read of Disciples that were Believers and doubtless had received the ordinary Gifts of the Spirit and such as were saving and yet were Strangers to these extraordinary Gifts till Paul laid his Hands on them and then they received these extraordinary Gifts and spake with Tongues and did Prophesy and t is very likely these were Gentiles The first Effect then that followed after the pouring out of the Spirit was the Gift of Tongues the Gospel being now to be preached to all the World and the Disciples being most of them if not all unlearned Men the Wisdom of God saw it necessary in order thereunto to give them to speak and to understand all Languages that those Nations to whom they were to preach might understand what was spoken T is true indeed this Gift of Tongues nor Miracles is not mentioned by Joel but yet Peter tells us and we must believe him that when they thus spake with Tongues this was that which was spoken of by the Prophet Joel without which they could not Prophesy or preach the Gospel to all Nations or to the Edification of them to whom they were to speak The next Thing therefore we shall take Notice of is that which is mentioned both by the Prophet and the Apostles and that is Prophesy Prophesy in Scripture is sometimes taken for a foretelling of Things to come much of what the Prophets spake in Times past was then future when spoken the whole Book