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Show 210 but}. OF A CHRISTIAN. "419.34; ‘ pm. 3. c o M M‘ a N-WE A L TH. chap. ,4; the hurthm of the people with thee -, that is, upon the feventy Elders: whereupon two ofthe (Henry are {aid to propheCy in the campc, of whom fome complained, and Jofliua defired Mofes to forbid them; which Moles would not doe. Whereby it appears-,that Jolhua knew not they had received authority {0 to do , and prophecyed according to the mind ofMofes, that is to fay, by a Spirit, or Authority lubordio nate to his own. . In the like fenfe we read (Der/t. 34. 9.) that Joflitm 1M: full of the Spirit of ivilfdme, hecaufe Mofe: had laid he: hand; upon him: that is, becaufe it: was ordained by Moles, to profecute the work hce had himielfe begun , ( namely , the bringing of Gods people into the promifed land), but prevented by death , could not finifli. In the like fenfe it is laid, ( Rm. 8. 9. )If any man have not the Spirit of Chrr/l, he it none of hinnot meaning thereby the Chef} of Chrifi, but afuhrm'ffiart to his Doflrine. As alfo(t john 4.. 2.) Herehy you fhall Imam the Spirit ofGod; Every Spirit that confeflttli that Jefu: Chrifl i: come in theflqh, is of God, by which is meant the Spirit ofunfained Chrifiianity, or [Mm/firm to that main Article oi Chrifiian faith,that_]efus is the Chrilhwhich cannot be interpreted or a Gholt. Likewife thefe words(Luke 4. 1.) And Jefitr full of the Holy Ghofl( that is, as it is exprefl, Mat. 4. 1 . and Mar. 1. 12. of the Holy Spirit,) may be underflood, for Zeal to doe the work for which hcc was fent by God the Father : but to interpret it of a Ghofi, is to fay, that God himfelfe (for fo our Saviour was,) was filled with God; which is very improper, and unfignificant. How we came to tranflate Spirm, by the word Che/h, which fignifieth nothing , neither in heaven, nor earth, but the Imaginary inhabitants ofmans brain , I examine not : but this I fay, the word Spirit in the text fignifieth no fuch thing; but either properly a reall fuhfhmte, or Metapho: rically, fome extraordinary ability or afiec'fitm ofthe Mind, or or the Body. The Difciples ofChrilt, feeing him walking upon the fea , (MM. Sevembly, for Aerial! b'odiet. 14.26. and Marke 6. 49.) fuppofed him to be a Spirit , meaning, thereby an AeriallBody, and nota Phantafine : for itis {aid , they all law him; which cannot be underflood of the delulions of the brain, (which are not common to many at once, as Viiible Bodies are; but lingular, becaufc of the differences of Fancies), but of B0- dies only. In like manner, where he was taken fora Spirittby [11¢ reall, and fubfiantiall; that is to fay, fubtile Bodies , which God can form by the fame power, by which he formed all things , and make ufe of, as ofMiniflers,and Meflengers (that is to fay, Angels) to declare his will, and execute the fame when he pleafeth , in extraordinary and fupernaturall manner. But when hec bath {0 formed them they are Subltances, endued with dimenfions , and take up roome, and can be moved from place to place , which is peculiar to Bodies; and therefore are not Gholts zmarpareat'l, that is to fay, Ghofis that are in no place 5 that is to fay, that are no where; thatis to fay, that feeming to befemeivhat, are net/ring. But if Corporeall be taken in the molt vulgar manner, for fuch Subflances as are perceptible by our externall Senfes; then is Subflance Incorporeall, a thing not Imaginary, but Reall-7 namely, a thin Subilance Invifible, but that hath the 1(fame dimenfions that are in groffer Bodies. B vthe nameo ANGEL, is lionified enerall 21 Me m er- and n ' molhoften, aMeflehgerof God :DAnd by? a MeliI'eJnger {if god), is Aug! what, fignified, anything that makes known his extraordinary Prefence; that is to fay, the extraordinary manifel'tation of his power, efpecially by a Dream,or Vilion. Y Concerning the creation ofAngels, there is nothing delivered in the Scriptures. That they are Spirits, is often repeated : but by name ot'Spirir, is fignified both in Scripture, and vulgarly, the both ainonglft jews, and Gentiles , fometimes thin Bodies, as the Aire the "find, the Spirits Vitall, and Animal], of living ioiiictiiiies the Images that rife in the fancy in Dreams,creatures; and which are not reall Subfiances, nor lait any longer then and Vifions; the Dream,or \ lllOn they appear ingwhich Ap aritions, though no reall biit_Accidents ofthe brain-,yet w ien God raifeth them Subftances ‘ fiipernaturally, (0 ll gnifi ehis Wi11,theyzire not improperly termed Gods MClTenvers, that is to lay, his Ange/r. D infilldfiiiiingfliis {lidn‘illgmyv "mm t-hc Imagery 0f the omhghnfl" 'iiid otityofltll entwnnout them, and not dependent ‘ . a, .‘ . icm framed their opinions of Demam, (Cilplpj iii/£212}, ig‘rhciiclh becap‘ifei they feemed to fublift really, they mm" "MW/Wt," _ (Diff: teltiey could not feel them With their «s . _ t - ie Jews the fame ground, Without any thing in the 'Old Tellament thatupon conl‘trained 'them thereunto, retailer;Serraera: the m "5"‘0 We? "m Maid {aid he was at the dore,they {aid it was his Ange/thy which mull be meant a corporeall fubfiance, or we mufi fay, the Dilciples them- fancie-or‘men for his owhp{:1 (i God {pmletimfes to produce in Angel:)\vere)fiibflinces n rdV ce 3 an tiere ore called them the his creatures ofGod- Mm", {(Eh 1epenh'ent on the fanc , but permanent them the' el‘redmed d 0d 0 elw ich they thong it were good to felves did follow the common opinion of bOth Jews and Gentiles, would hurithem tli ' 1Cll fige ; pf 00d, and thoie they thought that fome Inch :1 paritions were not Imaginary,but Reall~,and fuch as as wasthe hca 6 5371/11" tiques, andSpirit 4%!!!) E ileape) ti {1239"ij Emu Spirits; t1 eSpirits of or ("Ch Mad-men, of Luna- fame Apofiles (Luke 24. 3, 7.): So alfo (A55 1 2 . i 5.) when St. Peter was delivered out ofPrifon, it would not be beleeved :, but when [ht needed not the ginCyAnge ofman for their Exifience: calle d Spiri t:, and /5, Good or Bad; as the There the jews Greeks called the fame by the name of devm'. And fomc 111d] apparitions ml", iii: re ., J with {W11 diligafcgj ggméniflzrflzey eftcemed fuch as weretroubled "is: 1'1:idii :émfider1:he places of the Old Teflament where Angels , net all find, that in Eioft ofthem, there can nothing e the |