The work of the Holy Spirit - pagina 676

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XLII.

The Prayer

of the Regenerated. " Likewise the Spirit helpeth our

in.

we know not what we should pray for as we ought

firmities;

for

but the Spirit tercession

itself

for us

maketh

with

in-

groan-

ings which can not be uttered."—

Rom.

viii. 26.

Next in order comes the question: What is the work of the Holy Spirit in the prayer of the regenerated? Here we distinguish (i) the prayer of the saint, and (2) that of the Holy Spirit for him. The

we

we

last

consider

first,

helpeth our infirmities; for as

because, through the Apostle Paul,

receive clearest revelation concerning

it

:

"

Likewise the Spirit

we know not what we should pray

for

we ought but

the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings that can not be uttered" (Rom. viii. 26). For the better ;

understanding of this passage, observe In

the^W/

:

place, that the apostle refers to the prayer or groan

arising not from the regenerated person himself, but from another in his behalf.

Holy

It is

not a prayer, but an intercession from the

Spirit for him.*

* Expositors of

an earlier period judged with Calvin that the intercesHoly Spirit signified a working upon us, by virtue of which we ourselves groaned in ourselves. But this view is incorrect for verse 23 states what Calvin supposed to be stated in verse 26. In the former, the sion of the

;

apostle speaks of groanings that proceed from us. wrought in us by the

Holy wise

Spirit. "

word here applied to the Holy Spirit is the same as the one used entunchdnein" which signifies the intercession of the Holy And again, the word "sunantilambanesthai," which is translated

over, the

in verse 34, " Spirit.

Verse 26 can not be a mere repetition; for the word "likenew thing, altho it is similar to the preceding. More-

introduces a

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