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S XIX.
The Holy Spirit (or Third Perfon,) is not
Self-exiftent, but derives his Being or Ef-
fence from the Father, (by the Son,) as
from the Supreme Caufe.
S XX.
pag. 289
The Scripture, Speaking of the Spirit of God,
never mentions any Limitation of Time,
when he derived his Being or Effence from
the Father; but fuppofes him to have exifted
with the Father from the Beginning.
§ XXI.
290
In what particular metaphyfical Manner the
Holy Spirit derives his Being from the Fa-
ther, the Scripture hath no where at all de-
fined, and therefore men ought not to prefume
to be able to explain.
§ XXII.
Ibid.
The Holy Spirit of God does not in Scripture
generally fignifie a mere Power or Operation
of the Father, but a real Perfon.
S XXIII.
292
They who are not careful to maintain thefe per-
fonal characters and diftinctions, but while
they
they are follicitous (on the one hand) to avoid
the errours of the Arians, affirm (in the
contrary extreme) the Son and Holy Spirit
to be (individually with the Father) the
Self-existent Being: Thefe, feeming in Words
to magnify the Name of the Son and Holy
Spirit, in reality take away their very Exi-
ffence; and fo fall unawares into Sabellia-
nifm (which is the fame with Socinianifm.)
pag. 292
S XXIV.
The Word, God, in the New Testament, fome-
times fignifies the Perfon of the Son.
§ XXV.
295
The reafon why the Son in the New Teftament
is fometimes filed God, is not fo much upon
Account of his metaphysical Substance, how
Divine foever; as of his relative Attributes
and divine Authority over Us. 296
S XXVI.
By the Operation of the on, the Father both
made and governs the World.
S XXVII.
297
Concerning the Son, there are Other the grea-
test Things Spoken in Scripture, and the
Highest
Higheft Titles afcribed to him; even fuch
as include All divine Powers, excepting ab-
folute Supremacy and Independency, which
to fuppofe Communicable is an exprefs Con-
tradiction in Terms. pag. 298
§ XXVIII.
The Holy Spirit is defcribed in the new Tefta-
ment, as the immediate Author and Worker
of All Miracles, even of thofe done by our
Lord himself; and as the Conducter of Chrift
in all the Actions of his Life, during his
State of Humiliation here upon Earth. 301
S XXIX.
The Holy Spirit is declared in Scripture to
be the Infpirer of the Prophets and Apostles,
and the Great Teacher and Directer of the
Apoftles in the whole work of their Mini-
Stry.
S XXX.
302
The Holy Spirit is reprefented in the New
Teftament, as the Sanctifier of all Hearts,
and the Supporter and Comforter of good
Chriftians under all their Difficulties. Ibid.
§ XXXI.
Concerning the Holy Spirit, there are Other
Greater
Greater things spoken in Scripture, and
Higher Titles afcribed to him, than to any
Angel or other Created Being whatsoever.
pag. 302
S XXXII.
The Word, God, in Scripture, no where fig-
nifies the Perfon of the Holy Ghost.
303
The Word, God, in Scripture, never fignifies
a complex Notion of more Perfons than
One; but always means One perfon only,
viz. either the perfon of the Father fingly, or
the perfon of the Son fingly.
S XXXIV.
304
The Son, whatever his metaphyfical Effence
or Subftance be, and whatever divine Great-
nefs and Dignity is afcribed to him in Scrip-
ture; yet in This He is evidently Subordi-
nate to the Father; that He derives his
Being and Attributes from the Father, the
Father Nothing from Him. Ibid.
§ XXXV.
Every Action of the Son, both in making the
World, and in all other his Operations;
is only the Exercife of the Father's Power,
communicated to him after an ineffable man-
ner.
313
§ XXXVI.
MM sdo Ms
The Son, whatever his metaphyfical Nature
or Effence be; yet in this whole Difpenfa-
tion, in the Creation and Redemption of the
World, als in all things according to the
Will, and by the Miffion or Authority of
the Father. pag. 322
S XXXVII.
The Son, how great foever the metaphyfical
Dignity of his Nature was, yet in the whole
Difpenfation entirely directed all his Acti-
ons to the Glory of the Father.
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§ XXXVIII.
· 330
Our Saviour, Jefus Chrift; as, before his In-
carnation, he was fent forth by the Will
and good pleasure, and with the Authority
of the Father; fo in the Flesh, both before
and after his Exaltation, notwithstanding
that the Divinity of the Son was perfonally
and infeparably united to it, he, in acknow-
ledgment of the Supremacy of the Perfon of
the Father, always Prayed to Him, and
returned him Thanks, filing Him his God,
Sc.
S XXXIX.
332
The reafon why the Scripture, though it files
the Father God, and alfo ftiles the Son God,
yet at the fame time always declares there