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thus_o in_o or_o from_o the_o powerful_a influence_n of_o god_n spirit_n who_o inflame_v our_o own_o cold_a frosty_a devotion_n and_o assist_v our_o frailty_n in_o prayer_n we_o pray_v in_o the_o spirit_n when_o both_o our_o prayer_n be_v the_o voice_n of_o our_o spirit_n and_o our_o spirit_n also_o be_v teach_v and_o sanctify_v by_o god_n spirit_n as_o rom._n 8.15_o for_o you_o have_v not_o receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n unto_o fear_n but_o you_o have_v receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n whereby_o we_o cry_v abba_n father_n clamamus_fw-la not_z say_v augustine_n we_o cry_v ep._n august_n .._o ep._n not_o the_o spirit_n but_o gal._n 4.6_o it_o be_v say_v the_o spirit_n within_o we_o and_o because_o you_o be_v son_n god_n have_v send_v forth_o the_o spirit_n of_o his_o son_n into_o your_o heart_n which_o cry_v abba_n father_n non_fw-la hic_fw-la ait_fw-la etc._n etc._n say_v the_o father_n he_o say_v not_o here_o as_o in_o the_o former_a place_n by_o who_o we_o cry_v 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thus_o but_o such_o and_o so_o press_v be_v our_o infirmity_n that_o first_o many_o time_n we_o know_v not_o what_o to_o ask_v for_o in_o relation_n to_o our_o body_n and_o outward_a estate_n sometime_o even_o pray_v for_o what_o be_v harmful_a or_o at_o least_o not_o at_o all_o profitable_a for_o we_o and_o this_o infirmity_n of_o we_o the_o holy_a ghost_n help_v by_o the_o precept_n and_o promise_n and_o form_n of_o prayer_n record_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o dictate_v of_o the_o spirit_n and_o many_o time_n 2._o we_o know_v not_o how_o to_o ask_v for_o what_o be_v needful_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o dulness_n and_o deadness_n and_o frosty_a coldness_n of_o our_o heart_n and_o this_o infirmity_n the_o spirit_n help_v by_o quicken_a our_o devotion_n as_o it_o follow_v the_o spirit_n make_v request_n for_o we_o aug._n aug._n qnid_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la interpellat_n nisi_fw-la interpellare_fw-la nos_fw-la facit_fw-la what_o else_o can_v be_v the_o meaning_n of_o this_o the_o spirit_n make_v intercession_n for_o we_o but_o that_o he_o make_v we_o to_o intercede_v for_o ourselves_o by_o his_o grace_n secret_o and_o unspeakable_o enliven_a our_o devotion_n so_o that_o even_o with_o penitent_a and_o fervent_a sigh_n and_o holy_a breathe_n after_o god_n we_o pour_v forth_o our_o prayer_n before_o he_o so_o matth._n 10.20_o it_o be_v not_o you_o that_o speak_v but_o the_o spirit_n of_o your_o father_n which_o speak_v in_o you_o where_o the_o assistance_n of_o god_n holy_a spirit_n with_o we_o be_v so_o express_v say_v augustine_n ut_fw-la ipse_fw-la facere_fw-la dicitur_fw-la quod_fw-la ut_fw-la faciamus_fw-la facit_fw-la he_o be_v say_v to_o do_v that_o himself_o in_o we_o which_o by_o his_o grace_n he_o stir_v we_o up_o to_o do_v as_o therefore_o no_o man_n can_v be_v wise_a without_o the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n nor_o know_v without_o the_o spirit_n of_o knowledge_n nor_o godly_a without_o the_o spirit_n of_o godliness_n nor_o charitable_a without_o the_o spirit_n of_o love_n so_o no_o man_n can_v pray_v as_o he_o ought_v without_o the_o spirit_n of_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n not_o that_o there_o be_v so_o many_o kind_n of_o spirit_n as_o these_o but_o all_o these_o work_v one_o and_o the_o same_o spirit_n divide_v to_o every_o man_n several_o as_o his_o will_n 1_o cor._n 12.11_o from_o the_o meaning_n of_o all_o which_o place_n and_o many_o more_o which_o may_v be_v allege_v it_o be_v manifest_a that_o by_o the_o spirit_n in_o we_o ie_fw-fr not_z mean_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o himself_o but_o in_o his_o grace_n for_o how_o can_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n who_o be_v say_v the_o father_n one_o perfect_a and_o eternal_a beatitude_n with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n aug._n aug._n be_v say_v in_o himself_o or_o according_a to_o himself_o personal_o to_o speak_v to_o sigh_v to_o cry_v to_o pray_v in_o we_o no_o otherwise_o sure_o but_o as_o by_o his_o gift_n and_o grace_n we_o be_v enable_v to_o speak_v the_o truth_n to_o sigh_v and_o breath_n after_o god_n to_o cry_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o fervency_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o devout_o to_o pour_v forth_o our_o prayer_n before_o he_o §_o 15_o the_o impression_n or_o working_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n general_n 2_o be_v various_a and_o divers_a every_o thought_n motion_n and_o desire_n every_o aptitude_n proneness_n and_o inclination_n every_o faculty_n power_n and_o ability_n conduce_v either_o to_o the_o good_a of_o our_o soul_n or_o other_o be_v from_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n who_o distribute_v his_o several_a qualification_n to_o several_a perfon_n and_o that_o several_o even_o in_o several_a way_n and_o kind_n to_o some_o in_o one_o kind_n to_o other_o in_o another_o to_o some_o more_o to_o some_o less_o unto_o every_o one_o of_o we_o be_v give_v grace_n according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o gift_n of_o christ_n ephes_n 4.7_o or_o according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o spirit_n who_o 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even_o all_o of_o they_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n for_o every_o good_a and_o perfect_a gift_n whether_o natural_a moral_a or_o divine_a come_v down_o from_o above_o jam._n 1.17_o 1.17_o jam._n 1.17_o for_o a_o man_n can_v receive_v nothing_o except_o it_o be_v give_v from_o above_o joh._n 3.27_o 3.27_o joh._n 3.27_o second_o our_o qualification_n though_o acquire_v by_o study_n be_v yet_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n because_o it_o be_v by_o god_n blessing_n and_o the_o influence_n of_o his_o good_a spirit_n upon_o our_o study_n and_o endeavour_n that_o we_o do_v acquire_v these_o qualification_n and_o it_o be_v general_o and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n that_o god_n distribute_v his_o gift_n and_o blessing_n according_a to_o man_n inclination_n aptness_n and_o endeavour_n for_o the_o reception_n of_o his_o gift_n three_o because_o the_o qualification_n acquire_v by_o study_n be_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n himself_o direct_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v to_o profit_v withal_o and_o then_o be_v god_n blessing_n the_o great_a and_o the_o influence_n of_o his_o spirit_n upon_o our_o study_n the_o more_o effectual_a and_o powerful_a when_o we_o have_v in_o they_o no_o other_o aim_n or_o intention_n but_o to_o be_v thereby_o enfitted_a and_o enable_v to_o become_v useful_a instrument_n of_o god_n service_n and_o his_o people_n edification_n and_o both_o in_o that_o we_o do_v direct_v our_o study_n to_o this_o end_n and_o also_o employ_v our_o gift_n acquire_v by_o study_n to_o this_o end_n also_o it_o be_v from_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n who_o work_v in_o we_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v of_o his_o own_o good_a pleasure_n phil._n 2.15_o 2.15_o phil._n 2.15_o and_o last_o all_o this_o be_v acknowledge_v that_o our_o gift_n in_o all_o these_o respect_n be_v from_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n though_o study_v for_o in_o that_o together_o with_o those_o mean_n that_o be_v outward_a and_o moral_a we_o use_v the_o divine_a mean_n also_o viz._n 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but_o yet_o in_o all_o age_n it_o have_v seem_v good_a to_o his_o infinite_a wisdom_n to_o use_v the_o mediation_n and_o ministry_n of_o man_n herein_o and_o this_o he_o do_v out_o of_o his_o tender_a respect_n to_o man_n infirmity_n consider_v the_o vast_a distance_n betwixt_o god_n and_o man_n which_o move_v the_o israelite_n to_o petition_n for_o a_o minister_n betwixt_o god_n and_o they_o exod._n 20.19_o 18.16_o exod._n 20.19_o deut._n 5.27_o &_o 18.16_o talk_v thou_o with_o we_o and_o we_o will_v hear_v but_o let_v not_o god_n talk_v with_o we_o lest_o we_o die_v as_o therefore_o no_o minister_n of_o god_n may_v think_v that_o god_n use_v his_o ministry_n because_o he_o need_v it_o 12.19_o heb._n 12.19_o so_o neither_o may_v the_o people_n think_v there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o minister_n because_o god_n use_v they_o and_o he_o use_v they_o as_o his_o subordinate_a fellow-labourer_n in_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o man_n salvation_n 4.16_o gal._n 4.19_o 2_o cor._n 3.2_o matth._n 16.19_o 1_o tim._n 4.16_o the_o minister_n be_v say_v to_o beget_v man_n unto_o christ_n to_o nourish_v they_o in_o christ_n to_o bind_v and_o loose_v their_o soul_n to_o open_a and_o shut_v heaven_n and_o in_o a_o word_n to_o save_v because_o all_o these_o thing_n christ_n do_v by_o they_o they_o be_v causa_fw-la conjuncta_fw-la cooperate_n with_o and_o under_o christ_n so_o paul_n compare_v his_o corinthian_n to_o a_o write_a epistle_n 3._o 2_o cor._n 3.2_o 3._o the_o author_n whereof_o be_v himself_o and_o the_o spirit_n the_o external_a writing_n be_v he_o the_o internal_a seal_n upon_o their_o heart_n be_v the_o spirit_n these_o two_o then_o may_v not_o be_v sever_v neither_o 1._o may_v we_o look_v for_o inspiration_n from_o heaven_n without_o the_o ministry_n of_o man_n upon_o earth_n nor_o yet_o 2._o may_v we_o imagine_v that_o the_o ministry_n of_o man_n upon_o earth_n can_v be_v effectual_a without_o inspiration_n from_o heaven_n §_o 31_o and_o because_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o we_o to_o know_v the_o truth_n but_o also_o by_o that_o right_n and_o straight_o line_n to_o observe_v and_o discover_v what_o be_v repugnant_a and_o contrary_a thereunto_o let_v we_o remember_v what_o by_o sad_a and_o lamentable_a experience_n we_o daily_o see_v and_o hear_v that_o as_o there_o be_v a_o holy_a and_o a_o good_a spirit_n of_o god_n by_o his_o gift_n and_o grace_n work_v on_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n so_o there_o be_v also_o a_o evil_a and_o a_o bad_a spirit_n even_o the_o spirit_n of_o error_n and_o uncleanness_n the_o devil_n who_o have_v his_o secret_a working_n and_o continual_a countermine_n oppose_v hereunto_o which_o evil_a spirit_n work_v also_o by_o the_o frail_a and_o deceivable_a spirit_n of_o man_n do_v by_o many_o subtle_a way_n obscure_a corrupt_a poison_n and_o belie_v the_o sacred_a qualification_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n nor_o do_v the_o devil_n that_o grand_a enemy_n of_o man_n salvation_n in_o any_o kind_n of_o way_n so_o much_o 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grace_n for_o in_o such_o a_o spiritual_a sense_n we_o must_v needs_o understand_v the_o word_n except_o we_o admit_v they_o in_o the_o gross_a carnal_a and_o corporal_a sense_n of_o the_o romanist_n hence_o christ_n be_v term_v by_o the_o apostle_n a_o spiritual_a mâ—at_n and_o a_o spiritual_a drink_n 1_o cor._n 10.3_o 4._o 1_o cor._n 10.3_o 4._o 4._o and_o they_o do_v all_o eat_n that_o same_o spiritual_a meat_n and_o do_v all_o drink_n of_o the_o same_o spiritual_a drink_n for_o they_o drink_v of_o the_o spiritual_a rock_n that_o follow_v they_o and_o that_o rock_n be_v christ_n a_o spiritual_a meat_n and_o a_o spiritual_a drink_n christ_n be_v to_o the_o israelite_n of_o old_a in_o those_o sacramental_a symbol_n of_o his_o presence_n with_o they_o the_o rock_n and_o the_o manna_n and_o the_o like_a he_o be_v to_o we_o in_o those_o consecrate_a element_n of_o his_o holy_a supper_n which_o be_v right_o administer_v and_o right_o receive_v be_v spiritual_a food_n indeed_o for_o we_o eat_v and_o drink_v the_o very_a spirit_n of_o christ_n therewithal_o that_o be_v be_v make_v partaker_n of_o his_o gift_n and_o grace_n §_o 53_o but_o how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v then_o that_o these_o bless_a mean_n of_o grace_n these_o conveyance_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v so_o often_o ineffectual_a many_o man_n do_v daily_o pray_v often_o hear_v and_o read_v the_o word_n of_o god_n have_v be_v engraft_v into_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n by_o baptism_n and_o many_o time_n receive_v the_o bless_a eucharist_n and_o yet_o little_a or_o no_o news_n do_v they_o hear_v of_o the_o spirit_n very_o little_a stir_n of_o the_o heart_n few_o good_a motion_n do_v they_o feel_v within_o they_o be_v never_o the_o better_a nor_o a_o whit_n the_o more_o enrich_v either_o with_o spiritual_a gift_n or_o grace_n for_o the_o use_n of_o these_o mean_n the_o cause_n whereof_o be_v the_o hardness_n of_o man_n heart_n which_o receive_v not_o the_o impression_n of_o the_o spirit_n the_o corruption_n of_o man_n nature_n which_o quench_v the_o sacred_a fire_n of_o piety_n and_o charity_n before_o they_o be_v well_o enkindle_v in_o the_o soul_n the_o exorbitant_a and_o unruly_a lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o of_o the_o world_n which_o resist_v the_o good_a motion_n lusting_n and_o strive_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n intus_fw-la existens_fw-la prohibet_fw-la alienum_fw-la when_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o flesh_n have_v overgrow_v the_o soul_n there_o be_v no_o room_n for_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o take_v root_a there_o these_o two_o kind_n of_o fruit_n can_v grow_v both_o in_o one_o heart_n but_o the_o one_o will_v choke_v overgrow_v and_o destroy_v the_o other_o to_o this_o outward_a mean_n of_o grace_n then_o and_o of_o the_o spirit_n the_o inward_a qualification_n the_o infitting_a of_o the_o soul_n to_o receive_v the_o impression_n of_o the_o spirit_n must_v be_v add_v actus_fw-la activorum_fw-la in_o patiente_a disposito_fw-la as_o the_o patient_n be_v dispose_v and_o fit_v to_o be_v wrought_v upon_o according_o so_o be_v the_o power_n and_o efficacy_n of_o the_o agent_n so_o that_o according_a as_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n be_v more_o or_o less_o perspicable_a and_o pliable_a to_o the_o impression_n of_o the_o spirit_n according_o so_o be_v his_o working_n and_o inspiration_n upon_o the_o heart_n the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v compare_v in_o scripture_n to_o water_n 39_o joh._n 7.38_o 39_o and_o as_o the_o water_n be_v of_o a_o diffusive_a nature_n and_o know_v no_o bound_n but_o as_o it_o be_v limit_v by_o the_o channel_n or_o vessel_n that_o hold_v it_o so_o the_o spirit_n be_v in_o himself_o of_o a_o spread_a quality_n and_o be_v only_o straiten_v by_o the_o narrowness_n of_o the_o heart_n whereinto_o he_o flow_v as_o 2_o cor._n 6.12_o 6.12_o 2_o cor._n 6.12_o you_o be_v not_o straiten_v in_o we_o that_o be_v in_o our_o ministry_n we_o preach_v abundance_n of_o grace_n unto_o you_o but_o you_o be_v straiten_v in_o your_o own_o bowel_n through_o the_o hardness_n of_o our_o heart_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o heart_n be_v make_v soft_a and_o pliable_a for_o the_o impression_n of_o the_o spirit_n by_o repentance_n and_o mortification_n the_o good_a seed_n of_o god_n spirit_n will_v not_o take_v root_n among_o the_o thorn_n of_o impiety_n therefore_o say_v the_o lord_n 4.4_o jer._n 4.4_o jer._n 4.4_o break_v up_o the_o fallow_a ground_n of_o your_o heart_n and_o sow_v not_o among_o thorn_n be_v circumcise_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o take_v away_o the_o foreskin_n of_o your_o heart_n that_o be_v hardness_n of_o your_o heart_n deut._n 10.16_o 10.16_o deut._n 10.16_o call_v also_o the_o circumcision_n of_o the_o spirit_n act._n 2.29_o because_o it_o make_v way_n for_o the_o spirit_n 2.11_o col._n 2.11_o and_o col._n 2.11_o a_o circumcision_n make_v without_o hand_n even_o the_o put_n off_o the_o sinful_a body_n of_o the_o flesh_n mean_v the_o sinful_a crop_n of_o fleshly_a lust_n 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6.15_o except_o our_o foot_n be_v shod_a with_o the_o preparation_n of_o repentance_n whereby_o we_o forsake_v our_o sin_n therefore_o before_o the_o gospel_n itself_o be_v publish_v this_o be_v first_o proclaim_v both_o by_o christ_n and_o his_o forerunner_n repent_v 11.28_o mat._n 3.2_o &_o 4.17_o 1_o cor._n 11.28_o for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v at_o hand_n in_o vain_a to_o participate_v of_o those_o mystery_n of_o our_o salvation_n the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o our_o lord_n till_o first_o by_o self-examination_n we_o have_v cast_v out_o the_o venom_n of_o our_o sinful_a do_n by_o repentance_n and_o steadfast_a purpose_n of_o amendment_n in_o a_o word_n it_o be_v our_o sin_n unrepented_a that_o make_v void_a and_o ineffectual_a all_o the_o bless_a mean_n of_o grace_n and_o of_o the_o spirit_n 4.30_o 1_o thess_n 5.19_o ephes_n 4.30_o by_o those_o it_o be_v we_o quench_v the_o spirit_n we_o grieve_v the_o spirit_n we_o resist_v the_o spirit_n we_o provoke_v the_o spirit_n 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