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camp of Dan," Judges xiii. 25. And we know that the testimony of Jefus is the spirit of prophecy; that, as there were diverfities of motions by the Spirit upon the prophets under the Old Teftament, fo there are diverfities of operations upon the fouls of believers under the New; not only diversities of gifts by the Spirit, but of inAluences. So it follows, " Now there are diverfities of gifts, but the fame Spirit; and there are differences of administrations, but the fame Lord; and there are diverfities of operations, but it is the fame God which worketh all in all." 1 Cor. xii. 6. The prophet Jeremiah was to take the wine cup of God's fury at God's hand, and to caufe all nations to drink it. The Spirit moved him with the just indignation of God. His was truly the burden of the word of the Lord; for most of his prophecies contained heavy judgments. Under this motion of the Spirit the imprecations on the wicked, which fo often occur in the Pfalms, were penned.

Elijah was moved with the jealousy of God against idolatry, and with power to oppofe it, and with a flaming zeal for God's honour. Hence we read fo much of the fpirit and power of Elias, and of his zeal for the Lord God of Hofts.

Sometimes the Spirit moved them with the influences of divine wrath. Under this motion the prophet Elisha curfed the forty and two children which were devoured by bears; and under the fame

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fame influence Gehazi went out from his prefence a leper as white as fnow.

Sometimes they were moved with the pity and compaffion of the Lord. Under these motions the kind invitations, encouragements, and those pathetic commiferations, fo often to be met with in the Pfalms, were written.

Sometimes they were moved with the eternal love of God, a sense of his presence, and comfortable communion and fellowship with him. And under this influence Solomon wrote his love fong upon Chrift and his church.

Influenced with the bowels of God's mercy, the prophet Isaiah fet forth and painted the dolorous fufferings of Chrift. Moved with the faithfulness and immutability, the prophets have advanced and enforced the firmness of God's decrees, the stability of his covenant, and the certainty of the eternal falvation of all the elect of God. Thus it appears plain that there were diverfities of motions by the Spirit of God upon the prophets; and there are also diversities of operations upon all believers. Every grace is of the Holy Spirit's planting; and he is the life of every grace; and the exercife of every grace depends upon his operation. If this wind blows not, the spices flow not out. Sometimes the Spirit operates wonderfully in strengthening and supporting the believer, by his might in the inward man. "My heart and my flesh fail, but God is the strength

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of my heart, and my portion for ever.""In the day when I cried thou answeredft me, and ftrengthenedft me with ftrength in my foul." Pfalm cxxxviii. 3. To this agrees the prophet: "But truly I am full of power by the Spirit of the Lord, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his tranfgreffion, and to Ifrael his fin." Micah iii. 8. Again: one of his operations produceth forrow, which rises from a sense of fin, being grieved at it, and hating ourselves for the commiffion of it, and mourning after God, and after forgiveness and reconciliation with him; which forrow is drawn forth by difcoveries of his goodness, and stirred up by the Holy Spirit, who teftifies of Chrift to us, and who produceth this godly forrow, which terminates in repentance. Under this operation Hannah endured her affliction of barrenness and perfecution; and under the same she went to Shiloh.

Another of his operations is often felt in prayer: when he quickens us to feel our need; fhews us the things that are freely given us of God; furnishes our mouths with arguments, and our fouls with energy, till nothing in heaven or earth can ftand before us. This is helping our infirmities, and making interceffion for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

As a fpirit of faith, he will at times equip the foul with fuch confidence, that even things impoffible to nature are performed without a doubt,

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an if, or a but. Under this operation Sarah received ftrength to conceive; and under the fame David met the Goliath of Gath.

Almighty faith the promise fees,

And trufts in Chrift alone;
Laughs at impoffibilities,

And fays it fhall be done.

Again; when a child of God is called to endure a great fight of affliction, in order that he may endure them, and not be moved by them, he is wonderfully influenced with meekness and patience. Hence we read fo much of the meeknefs of Mofes, and of the patience of Job.

In defending and protecting the believer against the cunning craftinefs of thofe heretics which circulate damnable herefies, the Spirit's power is not a little seen in setting truth before their eyes, and in applying it with power to the heart, fo as to render it impoffible for the moft fubtle feducer to feduce a chofen veffel. Thus he guides us into all truth, and is called "the spirit of a found

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Nor are his influences lefs upon an awakened finner, whom, as a spirit of life, he quickens to feel every fin brought to his mind and memory, and the guilt of them; yea, he makes his fenfations fo keen, that the wrath, the frowns, rebukes, and reproofs, of God are all felt and feared; yea, every word of truth that militates against him is

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felt, and the poor finner trembles at it; and wonderfully is fuch a poor creature fupported under the weight of guilt and wrath that lies on him, and the fore buffetings and accufations of Satan, though it is imperceptible to him. But fure I am that no foul, without almighty power and momentary fupport, can ftand upon this ground; black despair, or wild deftruction, must enfue. But as our day is fo fhall our ftrength be.

The fame Spirit that convinces us of our fin fupports us under our convictions.

Another of his operations is that of a comforter; which comfort is produced by believing views of Chrift, and of our intereft in him; by fhedding abroad the love of God in our hearts; by helping our infirmities in prayer; by applying the blood and righteousness of Chrift to us; by witneffing our adoption; and by applying promise upon promife to our fouls, while we fuck thofe choice breafts of confolation, milk out and are delighted with the abundance of Zion's glory, and by giving us the first fruits, powers, earnests, pledges, and foretaftes, of the world to come; which are ftreams from the river of divine pleasure flowing from the fountain of life, and are intended to make glad the city of God, the sacred places of the tabernacles of the Moft High.

As a fpirit of revelation he leads us into the myfteries of the kingdom, and into the fecret counfels and purposes of God, into his decrees

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