The work of the Holy Spirit - pagina 48

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II.

Two

Standpoints. "

By

word

the

made

;

breath of

The work ing of the

elect

of the

Holy

Spirit that

after the ijnage of God.

savors of selfishness and irreverence

tho

it

Lord were the heavens them by the His mouth." Psalm xxxiii. 6. of the

and

all

the host of

most concerns us

is

the renew-

And this is not all. It even to make this so prominent, as

were His only work.

The redeemed.are not sanctified without Christ, who is made to them sanctification hence the work of the Spirit must embrace the ;

Incarnation of the

Word and

the work of the Messiah.

of Messiah involves preparatory

working

But the work and

in the Patriarchs

Israel, and later activity in the Apostles, i.e., the foreshadowing of the Eternal Word in Scripture. Likewise this revelation involves the conditions of man's nature and the historical development of the race; hence the Holy Spirit is concerned in the formation of the human mind and the unfolding of the spirit of humanity. Lastly, man's condition depends on that of the earth; the influences of sun, moon, and stars the elemental motions and no less on the actions of spirits, be they angels or demons from other spheres. Wherefore the Spirit's work must touch the entire host of heaven and earth. To avoid a mechanical idea of His work as tho it began and ended at random, like piece-work in a factory, it must not be determined nor limited till it extends to all the influences that affect the sanctification of the Church. The Holy Spirit is God, therefore sovereign hence He can not depend on these influences, but completely controls them. For this He must be able to operate them so His work must be honored /// all the host of heaven, in man and in

Prophets of

;

;

;

his history, in the preparation

of Scripture, in the Incarnation of tJie Word, in the salvation of the elect. But this is not all. The final salvation of the elect is not the

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