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OBJECTIONS CONSIDERED. 129
No. VIII. The Work of the Holy Spirit a Failure.
It is objected that this doctrine disparages the work of
the Holy Spirit.
For what is the work of the Holy Spirit ? He
Not so !
is gathering the bride. He teaches, guides, and comforts
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her, until she is presented to Christ.
At the same time he reproves the world of sin, and of
righteousness, and judgment. John 16 :8.
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He may be grieved, resisted, and quenched now, but
He will not always strive with man. 50 His present work
will be finished, and the King of kings and Lord of lords
will come forth with the armies of heaven to subdue His
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enemies (Rev. 19) and finish the work.
(45) John 14:17. Even the not having spot, or wrinkle, or
Spirit of truth ; whom the world any such thing ; but that it
cannot receive, because it seeth should be holy and without blem
him not, neither knoweth him : ish.
but ye know him ; for he dwell- (47) Eph. 4:30. And grieve
eth with you, an<l shall be in not the Holy Spirit of God,
you. whereby ye are sealed unto the
26. But the Comforter, which day of redemption.
is the Holy Ghost, whom the (48) Acts 7:51. Ye stiff-
Father will send in my name, necked and uncircumcised in
he shall teach you all things, and heart and ears, ye do always re-
bring all things to your remem- sist the Holy Ghost: as your
brance, whatsoever I have said fathers' did, so do ye.
unto you. 1 Thes. 5:19. Quench
(49)
John 16 :13. Howbeit when not the Spirit.
he, the Spirit of truth, is come, (50) Gen. 6:3. And the Lord
he will guide you into all truth : said. My Spirit shall not always
for he shall not speak of him- strive with man, for that he also
self ; but whatsoever he shall is flesh : yet his days shall be an
hear, that shall he speak : and hundred and twenty years.
he will shew you things to come. (51) Rev. 19:11. And I saw
14. He shall glorify me : for heaven opened, and behold a
he shall receive of mine, and white horse ; and he that sat
upon him was
shall shew it unto you. called Faithful
and True, and in righteousness
15. All things that the Father he doth judge and make war.
hath are mine : therefore said I, 12. His eyes were as a flame
that be shall take of mine, and of flre, and on his head were
shall shew it unto you. many crowns ; and he had a
(46) Eph. 5:25. Husbands, name written, that no man
love your wives, even as Christ knew, but he himself.
13. And he was clothed with
also loved the church, and gave
a vesture dipped in blood : and
himself for it ; his name
26. That he might sanctify God. is called The Word of
and cleanse it with the washing
14. And the armies which were
of water by the word, heaven him
in followed upon
27. That he might present It white horses, clothed in fine
to himself a glorious church. linen, white and clean.