2. The Words, Matt. xii. 36.

3.

The Actions of every Man, 2 Cor. v. 1o.
Ecclef. xii. 14.

To this End, the Books shall be opened, Revel.

XX. 12.

1. The Book of God's Word.

2. Of his Omniscience, Mal. iii. 16.
3. Of Men's Confciences, Jer. xvii. 1.

V. What will be the Iffue of this Judgment?
Abfolution to the Just.

Condemnation to the Wicked.

USE.

1. Make a Virtue of that now,which then you will be forced to do, even honour and revere him, John V. 22, 23.

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2. Get him to be your Friend beforehand. Live as you will then wifh you had done, 2 Pet. iii. 10, 11. Fac. ii. 12. Matt. XXV. 44. Luke xxi. 34.

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GAL. iv. 6.

And because ye are Sons, God hath Sent the Spirit of his Son into your Hearts, crying, Abba Father.

Bferve here,

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I. In General. All the Three Perfons of the Godhead are here mentioned together, as often elsewhere, Matt. iii. 16, 17. Matt. xxviii. 19. 2 Cor. xiii, 14. 1 Joh. v. 7.

II. In Particular. Concerning the Holy Ghoft, observe,

1. He is here reckoned among the Perfons of the Sacred Trinity, A&s v. 3, 4. 1 Cor. xii. 6, 11. Isa. vi. 8, 9. cum Act. xxviii. 25, 26. Matt. xii. 31, 32.

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2. As Christ is here called the Son of God fo the Holy Ghoft is here called the Spirit of Chrift, proceeding from the Son as well as from the Father, John xvi. 15.

3. As the Father fent the Son, Gal. iv. 4. fo he fent the Spirit of his Son too, ver. 6. amisen, in both Places, John xiv. 26.

c. XV. 26.

4. God fends his Spirit only to those who are his Sons by Adoption, ver. v. öπ NĚ ÿó. That ye are Sons, appears from hence, because you have the Spirit; or, because ye are Sons therefore, &c. we partake of the Spirit only by Vertue of our Union to Christ.

Which Union is made by Faith, John i. 12. There

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Therefore none else are capable of it, John xiv. 17.

It is the Heart of Believers into which the Spirit is fent, and wherein Chrift and it dwell, Eph. iii. 17.

For the Heart is the Fountain of Life, Prov. iv. 23.

And the Seat of all true Grace:

Hence whatsoever a Man doth, how well fo ever he fpeaks, unless his Heart be right with God, he may be confident that he hath not the Spirit of Chrift.

6. This Spirit thus fent by God into the Heart of Believers, cries, Abba Father, which is the laft and greatest Work he doth for us, and in us, and therefore fuppofeth all the reft.

Now the great Things he doth are,

1. External. Which as Means he useth. r. He hath revealed the Will of God and neceffary Truths to us, 2 Pet. i. 21. John xiv. 26. 2 Tim. iii. 16.

2. He conftituteth and appointeth Minifters in his Church to expound this, the Will of God, and apply it to Men, Eph. iv. 11, 12. 1 Cor. xii. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. A&ts xx. 28. Acts xiii. 2.

2. Internal. By these Means,

1. He enlightens our Minds, rectifies our Judgments, and clears up our Apprehensions of the Truths he hath revealed, Acts xvi. 14. Pfal. cxix. 18. John vi. 63. 1 Cor. ii. 11, 12. John xvi. 13.

2. He convinceth us of Sin, and makes us truly fenfible of it, and Penitent for it, John xvi. 8,9. Acts ii. 37.

3. He fanctifies and renews our Wills and Affections, and fo our whole Nature; • Tit. iii. 5. 2 Theff. ii. 13. 1 Pet.i. 2. Job. iii. 5.

4.

I Cor. vi. II.

He guides, directs and governs us in our Actions, Rom. viii. 1, 14. 26, 27. 1 Cor. xii. 3. He affures us of our Adoption and Reconciliation to God; whereby we are able to call him, Abba Father, Rom. viii. 15, 16. by which Means he is an Earneft of our future Glory, Eph. i. 13, 14.

USE.

1. Hence we fhould learn to adore all the Perfons of the Sacred Trinity, as all concurring in our Redemption, 2 Cor. xiii. 14. Ifa. vi. 3. Revel. iv. 8.

2. Pray earnestly for the Spirit, otherwise ye are none of Chrift's, Rom. viii. 9. nor can do any good Thing, John xv. 5.

And we have a Promife for it, Luke xi. 13.

ACTS ii. 47.

And the Lord added to the Church daily fuch as fhould be faved.

1. W English is from the Greek, Kvesand: But WHATS AT is meant by the Church? The

the Word here in the Greek is 'Exxλnoia, frequently used in the New Testament.

1. Sometimes for the Place where the Difci-
ples met to worship God, 1 Cor. xi. 22.
Η Εκκλησίας τὸ Θεὸ καταφρονεῖτε.

Sicut Ecclefia dicitur locus quo Ecclefia congregatur.
Aug.

Hanc tamen vocari etiam ipfam Domum Orationum,
teftis eft idem Apoftolas dicens nunquid domos non
habetis, c. Id.

So St. Bafil, Chryfoftom, Ferom, &c. expound it.
Conveniunt in Ecclefia. Tertull.

2. Sometimes for the Affembly met together to
worship God. Any particular Congrega-
tion of Saints, Col. iv. 15. Rom. xvi. 3, 5.
I Cor. xvi. 19. If the Apoftle had meant on-
ly their private Family, he would have ex-
prefs'd it fo, as Rom. xvi. 10, II, 14, 15.
2 Tim. iv. 19. He means therefore the Con-
gregation that ufually met in fome Part of
their House confecrated to the Service of God.
3. Tho' there were many fuch particular
Churches there, yet the Scripture often calls
the whole Body of Saints in any City or
Country, a Church, as the Church of Hie-
rufalem, Act. viii. 1. Antioch,c. xiii. 1. Cæfarea,
c. xviii, 22. Thessalonians, 2 Theff. i. 1.