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he_o in_o the_o high_a priest_n hall_n like_v he_o in_o the_o garden_n like_v he_o on_o the_o cross_n here_o we_o start_v back_o and_o be_v afraid_a of_o his_o countenance_n in_o humility_n in_o hunger_n in_o sweat_n in_o colour_n of_o blood_n few_o there_o be_v that_o will_v be_v thus_o draw_v but_o if_o we_o will_v be_v his_o brethren_n this_o be_v the_o copy_n we_o must_v take_v out_o these_o be_v our_o posture_n these_o our_o colour_n bathe_v in_o his_o blood_n it_o be_v true_a but_o withal_o bathe_v in_o the_o water_n of_o affliction_n bathe_v in_o our_o own_o tear_n and_o bathe_v in_o our_o own_o blood_n we_o meet_v and_o cope_v with_o the_o devil_n in_o this_o our_o
powerful_a lord_n shall_v be_v lift_v up_o and_o crown_v with_o glory_n and_o honour_n for_o evermore_o which_o god_n grant_v etc._n etc._n honi_fw-fr â—…t_fw-fr qvi_fw-fr mal_fw-fr y_fw-fr pense_fw-fr a_o sermon_n preach_v on_o whitsunday_n john_n 16.13_o howbeit_o when_o he_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n be_v come_v he_o will_v lead_v you_o into_o all_o truth_n when_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n be_v come_v etc._n etc._n and_o behold_v he_o be_v come_v already_o and_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n in_o all_o age_n have_v set_v apart_o this_o day_n for_o a_o memorial_n of_o his_o come_n a_o memorial_n of_o that_o miraculous_a and_o unusual_a sound_n that_o rush_v wind_n those_o cleave_a tongue_n of_o fire_n and_o there_o be_v good_a reason_n for_o it_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v have_v in_o everlasting_a remembrance_n for_o as_o he_o come_v then_o in_o solemn_a state_n upon_o the_o disciple_n in_o a_o manner_n see_v &_o hear_v so_o he_o come_v though_o not_o so_o visible_o yet_o 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in_o which_o word_n we_o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o epiphany_n or_o apparition_n of_o the_o bless_a spirit_n as_o nazianzen_n speak_v or_o rather_o the_o promise_n of_o his_o come_n and_o appearance_n and_o if_o we_o well_o weigh_v it_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n that_o the_o spirit_n shall_v have_v his_o advent_n as_o well_o as_o christ_n his_o that_o he_o shall_v say_v lo_o i_o come_v psal_n 40._o for_o in_o the_o volume_n of_o the_o book_n it_o be_v write_v of_o he_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v rest_v upon_o he_o es_fw-ge 11.2_o and_o i_o will_v pour_v out_o my_o spirit_n upon_o all_o flesh_n joel_n 2.28_o christus_fw-la legis_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n evangelii_n complementum_fw-la christ_n advent_n for_o the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o spirit_n for_o the_o fulfil_n and_o complete_n of_o the_o gospel_n christ_n advent_n to_o redeem_v the_o church_n and_o the_o spirit_n advent_v to_o teach_v the_o church_n christ_n to_o shed_v his_o blood_n and_o the_o spirit_n to_o wash_v and_o purge_v it_o in_o his_o blood_n christ_n to_o pay_v down_o the_o ransom_n for_o we_o captive_n and_o the_o spirit_n to_o work_v off_o our_o fetter_n christ_n to_o preach_v the_o acceptable_a year_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o spirit_n to_o interpret_v it_o for_o we_o may_v soon_o see_v that_o the_o one_o will_v little_o avail_v without_o the_o other_o christ_n birth_n his_o death_n and_o passion_n chist_n glorious_a resurrection_n but_o a_o story_n in_o archivis_fw-la good_a news_n seal_v up_o a_o gospel_n hide_v till_o the_o spirit_n come_v and_o open_v it_o and_o teach_v we_o to_o know_v he_o 3.10_o phil._n 3.10_o and_o the_o virtue_n and_o power_n of_o his_o resurrection_n and_o make_v we_o conformable_a to_o his_o death_n this_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o these_o word_n and_o in_o this_o we_o shall_v pass_v by_o these_o step_n or_o degree_n first_o carry_v our_o thought_n to_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o spirit_n advent_v the_o 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come_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o leader_n or_o conductor_n in_o the_o way_n for_o so_o the_o holy_a ghost_n vouchsafe_v to_o be_v their_o leader_n and_o conductor_n that_o they_o may_v not_o err_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d keep_v on_o in_o a_o strait_a and_o even_a course_n in_o the_o way_n and_o in_o this_o great_a office_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n we_o must_v first_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o lesson_n he_o teach_v it_o be_v truth_n second_o the_o large_a extent_n of_o this_o lesson_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o lead_v into_o all_o truth_n three_o the_o method_n and_o manner_n of_o his_o discipline_n which_o will_v near_o concern_v we_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o be_v ductus_fw-la a_o gentle_a and_o effectual_a lead_n he_o drive_v we_o not_o he_o draw_v we_o not_o by_o violence_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o word_n here_o he_o take_v as_o it_o be_v by_o the_o hand_n and_o guide_v and_o lead_v we_o into_o all_o truth_n cùm_fw-la venerit_fw-la ille_fw-la spiritus_fw-la veritatis_fw-la when_o he_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n etc._n etc._n and_o first_o though_o we_o be_v tell_v by_o some_o that_o where_o the_o article_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v add_v to_o foe_n there_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v the_o person_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n yet_o we_o rather_o lay_v hold_v on_o the_o pronoun_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ille_fw-la when_o he_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n shall_v come_v he_o shall_v lead_v you_o which_o point_v out_o to_o a_o distinct_a person_n for_o if_o with_o sabellius_n he_o have_v only_o mean_v some_o new_a motion_n in_o the_o disciple_n heart_n or_o some_o effect_n of_o the_o spirit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v be_v enough_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o design_v a_o certain_a person_n and_o ille_fw-la he_o in_o christ_n mouth_n a_o distinct_a person_n from_o himself_o beside_o we_o be_v teach_v in_o the_o school_n actiones_fw-la sunt_fw-la suppositorum_fw-la action_n and_o operation_n be_v of_o person_n now_o in_o this_o verse_n christ_n say_v that_o he_o shall_v lead_v they_o and_o before_o he_o shall_v reprove_v the_o world_n and_o in_o the_o precedent_a chapter_n he_o shall_v testify_v of_o i_o which_o be_v proper_a and_o peculiar_a operation_n of_o the_o bless_a spirit_n and_o bring_v he_o in_o a_o distinct_a person_n from_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n and_o therefore_o s._n augustine_n rest_v upon_o this_o dark_a and_o general_a expression_n the_o holy_a ghost_n communicate_v both_o of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n be_v something_o of_o they_o both_o whatsoever_o we_o may_v call_v it_o whether_o we_o call_v he_o the_o consubstantial_a and_o coeternall_a communion_n and_o friendship_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n or_o with_o gerson_n and_o other_o of_o the_o school_n nexum_fw-la amorosum_fw-la the_o essential_a love_n and_o love-knot_n of_o the_o undivided_a trinity_n but_o we_o will_v wave_v these_o more_o abstruse_a and_o deep_a speculation_n in_o which_o if_o we_o speak_v not_o in_o the_o spirit_n language_n we_o may_v soon_o lose_v than_o profit_n ourselves_o and_o speak_v more_o than_o we_o shall_v while_o we_o be_v busy_a to_o raise_v our_o thought_n and_o word_n up_o to_o that_o which_o be_v but_o enough_o it_o will_v be_v safe_o walk_v below_o among_o those_o observation_n which_o as_o they_o be_v more_o familiar_a and_o easy_a so_o be_v they_o more_o useful_a and_o take_v what_o oar_n we_o can_v find_v with_o ease_n than_o to_o dig_v deep_o in_o this_o dark_a mine_n where_o if_o we_o walk_v not_o wary_o we_o may_v meet_v with_o poisonous_a fog_n and_o damp_n instead_o of_o treasure_n we_o will_v therefore_o in_o the_o next_o place_n inquire_v why_o he_o be_v call_v the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n for_o divers_a
of_o it_o in_o all_o age_n as_o of_o the_o fit_a engine_n to_o undermine_v that_o truth_n which_o the_o spirit_n first_o teach_v tertullian_n as_o wise_a a_o man_n as_o the_o church_n then_o have_v be_v not_o able_a to_o prove_v the_o corporiety_n of_o the_o soul_n by_o scripture_n fly_v to_o private_a revelation_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr anima_fw-la non_fw-la per_fw-la aestimationem_fw-la sed_fw-la revelationem_fw-la what_o he_o can_v not_o uphold_v by_o reason_n and_o judgement_n montanizan_n post_fw-la joannem_fw-la quoque_fw-la prophetiam_fw-la meruimus_fw-la conscqui_fw-la etc._n etc._n tertull._n de_fw-fr anim_fw-la c._n ix_o montanizan_n he_o strive_v to_o make_v good_a by_o revelation_n for_o we_o say_v he_o have_v our_o revelation_n as_o well_o as_o saint_n john_n our_o sister_n priscilla_n have_v plenty_n of_o they_o her_o trance_n in_o the_o church_n she_o converse_v with_o angel_n and_o with_o god_n himself_o and_o can_v discern_v the_o heart_n and_o inward_a thought_n of_o man_n saint_n hierome_n mention_n other_o and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o our_o forefather_n calvin_n many_o more_o libert_n calvin_n contra_fw-la libert_n who_o apply_v the_o name_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o every_o thing_n that_o may_v facilitate_v and_o help_v on_o their_o design_n as_o parish_n priest_n it_o be_v his_o resemblance_n will_v give_v the_o name_n of_o six_o or_o seven_o several_a saint_n to_o one_o image_n that_o their_o offering_n may_v be_v the_o more_o i_o need_v not_o go_v so_o far_o back_o for_o instance_n our_o present_a age_n harh_n show_v we_o many_o who_o have_v be_v ignorant_a yet_o wise_a than_o their_o teacher_n so_o spiritual_a that_o they_o despise_v the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o dictate_v of_o the_o spirit_n for_o this_o monster_n have_v make_v a_o large_a stride_n from_o foreign_a part_n and_o set_v his_o foot_n in_o our_o coast_n if_o they_o murder_v the_o spirit_n move_v their_o hand_n and_o draw_v their_o sword_n if_o they_o throw_v down_o church_n it_o be_v with_o the_o breath_n of_o the_o spirit_n if_o they_o will_v bring_v in_o parity_n the_o pretence_n be_v the_o spirit_n can_v endure_v that_o any_o shall_v be_v supreme_a or_o pope_n it_o but_o themselves_o our_o humour_n our_o madness_n our_o malice_n our_o violence_n our_o implacable_a bitterness_n our_o rail_n and_o revile_v must_v all_o go_v for_o inspiration_n of_o the_o spirit_n simeon_n and_o levi_n absalon_n and_o achitophel_n theudas_n and_o judas_n the_o pharisee_n and_o ananias_n they_o that_o despise_v the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o god_n these_o scarabee_n breed_v in_o the_o dung_n of_o sensuality_n these_o impostor_n these_o man_n of_o belial_n must_v be_v take_v no_o long_o for_o a_o generation_n of_o viper_n but_o for_o the_o scholar_n and_o friend_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n whatsoever_o they_o do_v whithersoever_o they_o go_v he_o be_v their_o leader_n though_o it_o be_v to_o hell_n it_o self_n may_v we_o not_o make_v a_o stand_v now_o and_o put_v it_o to_o the_o question_n whether_o there_o be_v any_o holy_a ghost_n or_o no_o and_o if_o there_o be_v whether_o his_o office_n be_v to_o lead_v we_o indeed_o these_o appropriation_n these_o bold_a and_o violent_a ingrossing_n of_o the_o bless_a spirit_n have_v i_o fear_v give_v growth_n to_o conceit_n well_o near_o as_o dangerous_a that_o the_o spirit_n do_v not_o spirare_fw-la breathe_v no_o grace_n into_o we_o that_o we_o need_v not_o call_v upon_o he_o that_o the_o text_n which_o tell_v we_o the_o holy_a ghost_n lead_v be_v the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o lead_v we_o that_o the_o letter_n be_v the_o spirit_n and_o the_o spirit_n the_o letter_n a_o adulterate_a piece_n new_a coin_a a_o old_a heresy_n bring_v in_o a_o new_a dress_n and_o tire_v upon_o the_o stage_n again_o that_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o strange_a unheard_a of_o deity_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o ascriptitious_a and_o supernumerary_a god_n ibid._n nazianz_n or._n 37._o quis_fw-la 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to_o every_o call_v read_v the_o sermon_n on_o the_o mount_n and_o those_o epistle_n which_o the_o holy_a apostle_n send_v to_o several_a church_n and_o what_o be_v there_o deliver_v the_o foundation_n first_o lay_v then_o a_o art_n of_o govern_v ourselves_o and_o converse_v with_o man_n be_v thou_o call_v to_o be_v a_o servant_n 7._o 1_o cor._n 7.21_o or_o there_o it_o be_v be_v thou_o call_v be_v a_o servant_n eph._n 6_o 7._o serve_v as_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o christ_n be_v thou_o call_v to_o be_v a_o master_n remember_v thou_o have_v a_o master_n in_o heaven_n be_v thou_o a_o husbandman_n it_o will_v hold_v the_o plough_n with_o thou_o be_v thou_o a_o
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