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A76706	Gods glory vindicated and blasphemy confuted: being a brief and plain ansvver to that blasphemous book intituled, Twelve arguments against the deity of the Holy Ghost, written by Tho. Bidle Master of Arts, and now burnt by speciall command from the Parliament on Wednesday the 8 of this present September, by the common hangman. Wherein the arguments of the said book are set down together with proper answers thereto. And twelve anti-arguments proving the deity of the Holy Ghost.	Biddle, John, 1615-1662. Twelve arguments drawn out of the Scripture.	1647 (1647)	Wing B2883; Wing G954; Thomason E407_6; ESTC R13062	9,376	12

then the holy ghost is God as the father and the word but saith Iohn there are three that beare record in heaven the father the word and the holy ghost and these three are one Ergo the holy ghost is God 11. Paul saith Thus saith the holy Ghost if ye wil hear his voyce and David saith For he is the Lord our God and we are his people harden not your hearts Heb. 3.7 Psal 95.7 and saith Peter Holy men of God spake as they were moved by the holy Ghost 2 Pet. 1.21 Acts 28.25 and saith Luke It was the Lord God of Israel that spake by the mouth of all his Prophets since the world began Luke 1.68 70. Ergo the holy ghost is the Lord God of Israel 12. Lastly because I will not exceed his number of Arguments if when Ananias lyed to the holy ghost he is said to lye unto God then the holy ghost is God But saith Peter Ananias why hath Satan filled thine heart to lye to the holy ghost thou hast not lyed unto men but unto God Acts 5.3 4. Ergo the holy ghost is God and now I shall briefly Answer Mr Bidles twelve Arguments by which he would prove the contrary First he that is distinguished from God is not God th● holy Spirit is distinguished from God Ergo. To the Majo● 〈…〉 if he should be both God and yet distinguished from God this would imply a contradiction to himself I grant it but let us see his proof that the Spirit of God is distinguished from God and all his proof is this he is called the spirit of God and is sent of God and searcheth the depths of God I Answer to the two first if there were any truth in them it would as well take off the Deity of the Son as of the holy ghost who is cal'd the Son of God and was sent of God Mat. 14.33 Gal. 4.4 and the last cleerly proves him to be God For what creature is able to search the depths of an infinite omnipotent creator but his own Spirit which is God as I have shewed 1 Cor. 2.10 11. But then he saith it is impossible to distinguish the person from the essence of God secondly he saith to distinguish the person from the essence of God were either to make something in him finite or else two infinites thirdly to talk of God taken essentially is ridiculous for none but a person can rule others To these I answer we can distinguish the heat from the light and both from the body of the sun and yet all make but one sun so we can distinguish the actions of the several persons of the God-head as the Father must beget the Son and not the Son beget the Father and the Son to be begotten and the holy ghost to proceed from both and neither to beget nor be begotten unless we should not onely deny the Deity of the holy ghost but also the Deity of the Father and the Son and to the second I say all things in God are infinite yet this doth not make so many infinites as he hath Attributes nor so many infinites as persons in Trinity thirdly to talk of the essence of God is not ridiculous but rather on the contrary it were ridiculous to say that onely the heat or onely the light or onely the body of the sun were usefull and not all three joyntly together so for God to raign personally as Father or as Son and not all three joyntly and essentially but it seems by this that although he said in the letter that he would wave his judgement concerning the Diety of Christ yet he seems to deny the Deity of Christ also and onely allows of a God as the Turks do out of the Trinity and out of Christ His second Argument If he that gave the holy Spirit to the Israelites to instruct them be alone Jehovah then the holy Spirit is not Iehovah or God but saith Nehemiah Thou art Lord alone thou gavest also thy good Spirit to instruct them Nehem. 9.6 20. Now if he that gave the holy Spirit be Jehovah alone and the Spirit given be also Iehovah it would be a contradiction therfore the holy Spirit is not Iehovah or God I Answer first by this Argument he denies the Son as well as the holy ghost and as the Turks allow onely of a God both out of the Trinity and out of Christ Secondly God may give both himself and his Son and his Spirit and yet not degrade himself nor his son nor his Spirit of their God-head when he brings man into covenant with himself Thirdly although it be said thou art God alone yet this is to be understood in the Unity of the Trinity and though the Father be Lord the Son Lord the holy ghost be Lord yet not three Lords but one Lord as I said before the heat is the sun and the light is the sun and the body is the sun and yet not three suns but one sun and although all three be equal yet equalls may one send another by consent and yet not degrade him of his Deity then notwithstanding this Argument the holy ghost is God His third Argument He that speaketh not of himself is not God but when the spirit of truth is come he shall not speak of himself But whatsoever he shall hear that he shall speak John 16.13 I Answer as before in this he denies the God-head of the Son as well as the God-head of the holy ghost for he came not to do his own will but the will of him that sent him John 5 30. Not to be ministred unto but to minister Mat. 20.28 And to do his Fathers business Luk. 2.49 he saith not my wil but thy wil be done Mat. 26 39. yet this word was God Joh. 1.1 For although the Spirit speak not from it self yet this doth not degrade him of his Deity but rather on the contrary this shews it to be God in the Unity of the Trinity which if they were divided then indeed he could not be God although this man without ground or scripture affirms the contrary then although he said he would not shew his judgment touching the Godhead of the Son yet plainly denies it also from many texts because he was sent likewise not to do his own wil but his that sent him John 5.19.30 c. 7.16.28 c. 8.28.42.12.49.50.14.10.24 His fourth Argument He that heareth from another what he shal speak is not God the holy Spirit doth so Ergo it is not God I answ as before in this he denies the Deity of the Son who saith mine ears hast thou opened Psa 40.6 and he seems to press it from John 8.26.28 the truth is he that denies the Deity of one wil be constrained to deny the Godhead of the other although he dares not shew his judgment touching the Deity of Christ till he see how people will take his blasphemy to deny the Deity of the Holy Ghost but one thing in this Argument is

Gods Glory Vindicated AND Blasphemy Confuted Being a brief and plain ANSWER to that Blasphemous Book Intituled Twelve Arguments against the Deity of the Holy Ghost Written by THO. BIDLE Master of Arts and now burnt by speciall Command from the Parliament on Wednesday the 8 of this present September by the common Hangman Wherein the Arguments of the said Book are set down together with proper Answers thereto And twelve Anti-Arguments proving the Deity of the Holy Ghost MAT. 12.31 Wherefore I say unto you all manner of sin and Blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men but the Blasphemy against the holy ghost shall not be for given unto men LONDON Printed for William Ley and are to be sold at his shop at Pauls Chaine 1647. A CONFVTATION of twelve ARGVMENTS draw● up against the Deity of the HOLY GHOST Christian Reader VVEE may truly say with that good King This is a day of trouble and of rebuke and blasphemy now the accuser of the brethren hath but a short time he rageth against all that is called God accusing and impeaching them for that dignity to be called Gods Iohn 10.34 35. and not onely to men but they also aspire to the throne of God and there accuse the Holy Ghost as they say for a supposed Deity witness Master Bidle in his letter to a certain knight and Member of the Honorable house of Commons where he seeks to degrade the blessed Spirit of his God-head saying He is but one principle spirit among the Angels called the Advocate the holy Spirit the good Spirit the Spirit of God by way of eminence see page 2. line 3. so that it seems he thinks the holy Ghost to be but one of the created Angels therefore but a supposed Deity now for thy satisfaction I shall lay down some Scripture Arguments to prove the Deity of the holy ghost and then briefly Answer his Arguments and fals Exposition of Scripture whereby he would prove the contrary First if the Spirit of God had its being before any creature was made from all eternity when there was nothing but God then it cannot be a created Angel but God himself but all the creatures were made in six dayes Exod. 20.11 And before that any creature was formed while they were without form the Spirit of God moved upon that deformed Chaos Gen. 1.2 He is called the eternall spirit Heb. 9.14 Ergo the holy ghost is no created Angell but God himself Secondly if the blessed Spirit of God made all the Creatures it cannot be an Angell or creature it self it must needs be God but in the place before quoted the Spirit of God moved all the creatures to their perfect form Gen. 1.2 David saith of all the creatures Thou sendest forth thy spirit and they are created Psal 104.30 and saith Job The Spirit of God made me and gave me life Job 33.4 and God said to the Son and holy ghost let us make man so God created man Gen. 1.26 27. Ergo the holy ghost is God Thirdly If the Spirit of God raised up Jesus Christ from the dead and shall again quicken our mortall bodies at the last day then the holy ghost is God but the Spirit of God raised up Jesus Christ from the dead shal also quicken our mortall bodies at the last day Rom. 8.11 1 Pet. 3.18 Ergo the holy ghost is God Fourthly if the Spirit of God be omni-present in all places then it cannot be a creature it must needs be God But saith David Whither shall I go from thy Spirit if I ascend to heaven or descend to hell or flee to the bottome of the Sea behold thou art there Psal 139.7 8 9. Ergo the holy ghost is God Fifthly If it be peculiar to God alone to search the heart and to know the thoughts of men and yet the holy ghost doth this then the holy gho●t is God but it is peculiar to God to search the heart I the Lord search the heart Jer. 17.9.10 The Lord knows the thoughts of men Psal 94.11 Yet the holy ghost doth this Thou knowest my thoughts a far off whither shall I go from thy Spirit Psal 139.2.7 The day of judgement is hid from all the Angels Mat. 24 36. But the spirit of God searcheth and knoweth all the deep things of God 1 Cor. 3.10 11. Ergo the Spirit of God is not a created Angell but is God himself Sixthly If all good and perfect gifts come down from the Father of lights and yet all proceed from the same Spirit Then that Spirit is God but every good and perfect gift comes down from the Father of lights Jam. 1.17 and yet all the severall gifts come from the same spirit 1 Cor. 12.8 Ergo that Spirit is God that shall supply all our need Phil. 4.20 and not a creature Seventhly if the holy ghost hath as great a hand in governing the Church of God as either the Father or the Son then the holy ghost is God but the Father sends forth labourers into his Vineyard Mat. 9.37 and the Son gave some Apostles and some Prophets and some Evangelists and some Pastors and Teachers Eph. 4.11 and the holy ghost made them overseers Acts 20.28 now it is God that set all those in the Church 1 Cor. 12 28. Ergo the holy ghost is God Eightly If Redemption Sanctification and preservation be sometimes given to the father and sometimes to the son and sometimes to the holy ghost then the holy ghost is God as the the father and the son but it is said that God purchased his Church Psal 74.2 And Jesus Christ bought them 2 Pet 2.1 compared with Iude 4. and the holy ghost purchased them with his blood Acts 20.28 and sanctified by God the father Iude 1. and sanctified by Jesus Christ Ephes 5.26 and sanctified by the holy ghost Rom. 15.16 so the Lord keeps his Church Esa 27 3. And the son keeps it that none of them are lost and the spirit of God shal keep them and lead them into al trut● therfore the holy ghost is God Ninthly If God wil not give his glory to another and yet will have all Christians baptized as wel in the name of the holy ghost as in the name of the father and the son and if the Apostle bless the Church as wel in the name of the holy ghost as in the name of the father and the son then the holy ghost is God but God wil not give his glory to another for saith he there is no God besides me Isa 45.5 Yet all Christians shal be baptized in the name of the holy ghost as wel as in the name of the father and the son Mat. 28.19 And Paul blessed the Christians thus the grace of our Lord Iesus Christ and the love of God and the Communion of the holy ghost be with you all Amen 2 Cor. 13.14 therfore the holy ghost is God Tenthly If the scripture affirm that the father the word and the holy ghost these three are one

remarkable to shew the wilful blindness of this man and that is by comparing two texts together Isa 40.13 14. Rom. 11.33.34 in the latter the Apostle admires at the wisdom and knowledg of God saying his ways and judgments are unsearchable and past finding out the other place saith as much of the Spirit of the Lord saying who taught him judgment or knowledg or the way of understanding Hence I gather two things first what is said of God in one place is said of the Spirit in the other ergo the Spirit is God and if all creatures are excluded as unable to search out Gods wisdom and knowledg and yet the Spirit of God can without teaching then the Spirit of God is God Then he saith without proof that Christ taught the Spirit as a King doth an Embassador but I say again with Paul Gods ways of wisdom and knowledg are unsearchable and past finding out of all Angels and creatures although he is pleased to say the Spirit of God is but an Angel His fifth Argument He that receiveth of another is not God but the Spirit doth so Ergo it is not God I answ as before if there were any truth in this argument it would prove that Christ was not God as soon as the Holy Ghost and besides none hath taught the Spirit of God debated in answer to his last argument from Isa 40.13 14. His sixth argument He that is sent by another is not God the holy Spirit is sent by another Ergo it is not GOD. But to this also I have answered that it denies the Godhead of Christ as wel as the Godhead of the Holy Ghost and that equals may one send another and that this could neither degrade the Godhead of the Son or of the Holy Ghost His seventh argument He that is the gift of GOD is not GOD but the holy Spirit is the gift of GOD Act. 11.17 therefore not GOD. I ans That gift there spoken of is but the operation of God or the work of Gods Spirit in the soul how much more shal your heavenly Father give his Spirit to them that ask him Luk. 11.13 that is your Father which is in heaven will give good things to them that aske him Mat. 7.11 but the Spirit of God cannot be things in the plural number unless they should affirm that God would give many Spirits nor is the person of that one spirit where it was not before when as it fils all places nor as an angel for then if one had that angel or creature others must be without him at the same time so then the holy Ghost who can work and create and give gifts in many places and to many persons at once is God His 8. argument He that changeth place is not GOD but the holy Spirit changeth place he came upon Christ in a bodily shape Luk. 3.21 32. therefore it is not GOD. I ans God hath often manifested his presence Exod. 24.10 the Lord said I wil send mine Angel this grieved them then said the Lord my presence shal go with thee Exod. 23.2 4 14 then the Spirit of God is God notwithstanding this argument His Ninth argument He that prayeth unto Christ to come to judgment is not GOD the holy Spirit doth so Rev 22.17 Ergo it is not God I ans the spirit there is not said to be Gods Spirit but the Spirit of the bride but he saith we have received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry Abba Father Rom. 8.15 it is true the Spirit of God moveth the spirit of the bride to cry to say come from for the Holy ghost moveth all things and yet it self is not moved therefore it is God and no created Angel His tenth argument He in whom men have not beleeved and yet have been disciples is not GOD but men have not so much as heard whether there were any holy Ghost yet have been Disciples and Beleevers Act. 19.2 therefore the Holy Ghost is not God I ans they might be beleevers and disciples and yet not hear nor know whether there were any holy Ghost for the Apostles themselves who had true grace in their souls were ignorant both of the death and resurrection asscension and coming of Christ to Judgment although Christ had often told them of it then must we either exclude these from being disciples and beleevers or else degrade the holy Ghost of his Godhead what horrible divinity is this Again many a dear child of God may have the Holy Ghost given to him whether it be taken to be God himself in Covenant or the graces of God infused the best of us see but darkly and sometimes those that fear the Lord walk in darkness and see no light Isa 50.10 the Holy ghost is GOD although we had none of us all ever heard of him His eleventh argument He that hath an understanding distinct from that of God is not God the holy Spirit hath an understanding distinct from God When the Spirit of truth is come he shal not speak of himself but whatever he shal hear that he shal speak Joh 16 13. he shal glorifie me for he shal receive of mine take of mine and shew it you v. 14.15 Ergo the holy ghost is not God I ans that which the Son receives of the Father and the holy Ghost of both the father and the son doth not degrade either Son or holy Ghost of their Godhead for the Father is the fountain of all actions the Son the worker and the holy Ghost the finisher or thus the Father works by the Son through the holy ghost the Son works from the Father by the holy ghost the holy ghost works both from the Father and the Son as distinct subsistances in the same Godhead His twelfth Argument He that hath a wil distinct in number from God is not God the spirit hath a wil distinct in number from God therefore the spirit is not God Here I might shew how this man denys the diety of Christ who saith not my wil but thy wil be done Mat. 26. But let us see his proof how the spirit hath a wil distinct in number from God and that is from Rom. 8.26.27 the spirit helpeth our infirmities for we know not for what to pray as we ought but the spirit himself maketh intercession for us with sighs and groans unutterable but he that searcheth the heart and knows the mind of the spirit maketh intercession for the Saints according to the wil of God here saith he is an impregnable argument of the spirits being inferior to God because he maketh intercession and tha● conformably or according to the wil of God therefore the spirit is not God I answer It is true the spirit of God inditeth frameth or maketh intercession for us and we take up those words and turn to the Lord Hosea 14.2 but wil it follow because the spirit inditeth our prayers and so teacheth us to pray according to the wil of God

that therefore the spirit maketh intercession no it is the spirit that inditeth or maketh our requests according to the wil of God but it is Christ our only mediator that presents our Petitions to the father and so they are accepted as from the hand of Christ Revel 8.3 Then the holy Ghost doth not make intercession to God for us that is the work of Christ only he indites our requests in us and for us and while this man affirms that the holy Ghost is but an Angel and yet an advocate to make intercession for us in this he agreeth with Papists who make Angels their advocates whereas God chargeth them with folly Job 4.18 They cover their faces an their feet because they are asham●● that God should behold their imperfection Isa 6.2 And the holy Lor● Go● who there said to the Prophet make their eares out of hearing Paul saith it was the holy Ghost Acts 28.25 Ergo the holy Ghost is God and not an Angel who durst not behold his holyness and the scripture is plain That Jesus Christ alone is our Advocate 1 John 2.1 He ever liveth to make Intercession for us Heb. 7.25 But the truth is no Saint or Angel can make Intercession for us they know not our want Isa 63.16 And the Angels know no more about the work of our Redemption then is made known to them by the Church Ephe. 3.10 Although they stoop down and desire to look into it 1 Pet. 1.12 But here is one thing in this text that might satisfy this man the holy Ghost is God if he were not wilfully blinded mark he that searcheth the heart and knows the mind of the spirit who is that The heart is deceitful above the reach of all things or creatures Ergo no Angel can know it then who can know it answer is made I the Lord search the heart Jer. 17.9 10. Then I may say with him that was restored to his sight this is a mervielous thing that ye know not who it is and yet he searcheth the heart and knows the mind of the spirit Then I say the Lord is that spirit and where the spirit of the Lord is there is liberty 2 Cor. 3.17 Then if the spirit search the heart and the Lord is that spirit then it is clear that the holy Ghost is God and so his Imprognable Argument is demolished and not able to defend his blasphemy against the d●ety of the holy Ghost Again this Argument is rather fram'd against the Godhead of Christ because he maketh Intercession Ergo he is not God but inferior to God but the ●●●d is God the son that was given is the mighty God my God and my Lord as I have shewed Again if the spirit is not God for making request for us then the son is not God who taught us to pray Mat. 6.9 Nor the father who gave us the spirit of grace and supplication Zac. 12.10 But enough of this Now I shal briefly answer his false exposition of some texts of Scripture I begin with Mat. 28.19 this text he would corrupt thus saying to be baptized in the name of the holy Ghost is no more but to be baptized unto the guidance of the spirit or Angel to guide them as the Jews are said to be baptized unto Moses 1 Cor. 10.2 which place he corrupts also saying they were baptized into Moses but he that is baptized into Christ hath put on Christ by profession he is a Christian Gal. 3.27 As when Josephs sons took upon them Israels name they were called Israelites Gen. 48.16 Then because Paul saith there is but one God and one Jesus Christ and no man speaking by the spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed neither can they say that Jesus is the Lord but by the holy Ghost 1 Cor. 8.5 6. 1 Cor. 12.3 And there is one body and one spirit one God and father of all Ephes 4.3 4 5 6. From these places he would degrad the holy Ghost of his Godhead when as if but one spirit act all the mystical body of Christ it must needs be God for how should a creature act all the Saints in heaven and earth all are joyned to the Lord by one spirit 1 Cor. 6.17 Now by this spirit none can curse Jesus Christ nor can any truly say Christ is their Lord but by this spirit of God who only makes them obedient to father son and holy Ghost for these three are one 1 John 5.7 But let us a little view his exposition of that text who saith the father word and holy Ghost are one by agreement only but have we not all one father hath not one God created us Mal. 2.10 My father and your father is my God and your God Mat. 20.17 and the word was God Joh. 1.1 unto us a son is given the mighty GOD Isa 9.6 Iesus Christ is my Lord and my GOD Ioh. 20.28 and the Spirit of God is omnipotent for saith John the Spirit worketh where it listeth John 3.8 a title peculiar to God who doth whatsoever pleaseth him Psa 135.6 so he is omniscient and omnipresent and so infinite as the Father and the Son which could not stand with them if they were only one by agreement but as I said of the sun the heat is the sun and the light is the sun and the body of it is the sun yet not three suns but one sun so the Father is God the Son is God the Holy ghost is God yet not three Gods but one God FINIS