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the Spirit of God did outwardly teftifie concerning Jefus, that he was the Meffias, and came from God; and V. that the Doctrine which he taught was Divine.

1. In the Voice from Heaven, which accompanied the defcending of the Spirit upon him, in the form of a Dove, faying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased, Mat. 3. 17.

2. In those Miracles which Chrift himself wrought by the Spirit of God; which was fo eminent a Testimony of the Spirit of God, that the refifting of the Evidence of thofe Miracles, and the attributing of them to the Devil, is by our Saviour call'd a Blafphemy against the Holy Ghost, and fuch a Sin as fhall never be pardoned; because Miracles being the highest Atteftation that can be given to the Divinity of any Perfon, or his Do&trine; whoever refifts this Evidence, refifts his laft remedy; and fuch a Perfon must needs remain in his Infidelity, because there is nothing more that can be done for his Conviction,

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Volume 3. The third eminent Testimony which the Holy Spirit gave to Christ, was in the great Miracle of his Refurrection from the dead; and hence it is that the great Miracle of Chrift's Refurrection, which was the highest Atteftation to the Divinity of his Perfon, and the grand Confirmation to his Doctrine, is frequently in Scripture, in a moft peculiar manner, afcribed to the Spirit of God. Rom. 1. 4. and was declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of Holiness, that is, by thofe Miracles which he wrought by the Holy Ghoft, and by his Refurrection from the dead. And fo Rom. 8. 11. The Spirit of him that rais'd up Chrift from the dead. 1 Pet. 3. 18. Being put to death in the flesh: but quickned by the Spirit.

4. In the Effufion of the Spirit upon the Apoftles, who were to preach Chrift and his Doctrine to the World; and that it might carry its Evidence along with it, God pourred forth his Spirit upon those who were to be the Publifhers of it; by which Spirit they

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were endued with feveral miraculous Powers and Gifts, to convince the Sermon World of the truth of the Doctrine which V. they Preached. And with relation to this, I think, it is that the Apostle faith, I Cor. 2. 4, 5. And my Speech, and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom; but in demonftration of the Spirit, and of Power: That faith should not stand in the wisdom of men; but in the power of God; that is, they did not ufe human Eloquence to perfwade men, but deliver'd the Gospel with all plainnefs: And that which made thofe plain Difcourfes fo powerful,were thofe powerful demonftrations of the Divine Spirit, which appear'd in thofe miraculous Gifts wherewith they were endowed. I am fure Origen understands this Text so. And fo likewife the Apostle 1 Theff. 1. 5. fpeaks to the fame purpose, that the Gospel came not unto you in word only: but also in power, and in the holy Ghost, and in much affurance; that is, they did not only fpeak words to men, but the Doctrine which they Preached, was attefted in a powerful manner by the Holy Ghoft, in those extraordinary Gifts which were be

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stowed upon them, which was a great Volume evidence to their hearers, and gave XII. them great affurance of the truth of what they delivered. I think this is the meaning of those two places; but I will mention two other which are more unquestionable, Acts 5. 32. where Peter, and the rest of the Apostles tell the high Priefts and their Officers, what Evidence they had for what they Preached, concerning the Refurrection and Afcenfion of Chrift. We are his witnesses of these things; and fo is alfo the holy Ghost whom God hath given to them that obey him. Not only they themselves had feen what they preached: but to confirm their Teftimony, the Holy Ghoft was poured forth upon them in Miraculous gifts. And Heb. 2. 3, 4. How shall we efcape, if we neglect fo great falvation, which at the first began to be Spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him, God also bearing them witnefs, both with figns and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the holy Ghoft, according to his own will? So the Holy Ghost gave Teftimony to the truth of the Doctrine which the Apostles Preached, by thofe gifts

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And I doubt not but with relation to the Testimony which the Spirit of God gave to Chrift by the Miracles he wrought by Chrift and his Apoftles, I fay I doubt not, but that with relation to this teftimony it is, that the Apoftle faith he was juftified in the Spirit, 1 Tim. 3. 16. Great is the mystery of Godliness: God was manifeft in the flesh, juftified in the Spirit. That is, the miraculous Power of the Spirit which appeared in him, and did accompany his Doctrine, did juftific him to the World, and vindicate him from being an impoftor and deceiver.

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From all which it appears, that the Teftimony which the Holy Spirit gives to Chrift and his Doctrine, was the Miracles which he and his Apoftles wrought by the Spirit of God: and if we will take our forms of fpeaking from Scripture; this is that which may moft properly be call'd the Teftimony of the Spirit to the truth of the Gofpel. But I deny not but

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