This Tract is the fourth of a series designed to form a work on Christian Theology, embodying a scriptural defence and illustration of the great doctrines, &c. of our holy religion. No. 1, is on Province of Reason on subjects of Divine Revelation, No. 3, 4, and 5, on the doctrine of the Holy Trinity. Price 2d. each. Those who desire to have the whole series, may be supplied through the superintendents, or the publisher.

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PART III.

The Personality and Godhead of the Holy Spirit are clearly taught in the sacred scriptures, and it now devolves upon us to establish this important proposition.

The rationalizing theory which resists the bright and overpowering evidence of the holy scriptures in reference to the Deity of Christ, rejects that also respecting the Holy Spirit, denying both his Deity and his Personality. Unitarians usually attempt to get rid of the personality of the Holy Spirit by resolving him into an attribute, or into a periphrasis for the Father himself. Thus, if assertion could pass for argument, a stroke of the pen would efface an important doctrine from the sacred records; but we have not so learned Christ. That the Holy Spirit is not a periphrasis for the Father, has already been rendered evident in the first part of this subject, to which we refer the readerpages 68-72. That the Holy Spirit is not an attribute of God, whether his wisdom or power, will soon be rendered apparent also.

The notion, indeed, is chargeable with absurdity so manifestly gross, as not to bear a moment's examination. For example: let the Holy Spirit be considered the power of God in the following passages. In Acts x. 38, it is said that "God anointed Jesus with the Holy Ghost and with power." That is, on the Unitarian principle of interpretation, God anointed Jesus with Holy power and with power. Romans xv. 13, " Now the God of peace fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope through the power of the Holy Ghost." That is, through the power of the Holy power. Verse 19, "Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God." That is, through mighty signs and wonders by the power of the power of God. In 1 Cor. ii. 4, Paul says, "And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power." That is, in demonstration of the power and of power. These instances may suffice to show the egregious folly, not to say impiety, of the sentiment which forces a construction so unnatural and preposterous upon the teachings of inspiration.

All the attributes of a person, and the modes of acting pecu liar to a conscious, intelligent agent, are ascribed to the Blessed Spirit. It is true, indeed, that in a figurative and poetical style of speaking, a mere attribute may be invested with personality; but poetry is the language of passion, emotion, and imagination, and the licences peculiar to it cannot be applied to simple narrative, to didactic statement, and calm discourse. For example: the Holy Ghost is said to have been blasphemed by the Pharisees, who ascribed our Lord's miracles to satanic agency; and

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