Ellis on Article V: Of the Holy Ghost

Son, very and exernal God. _ 3 Obj. 1. Alchs’ the Spirit of Truth be said to proceed from the Father, John 15. 16. yet it does not seem. to proceed from the Son, because it 4s no where said so in Scripture, _ EY Answ. Although. it be nor said in the very Words, .that the Spirit proceeds from the; Son, . yet “tis;plainly called the Spirit of the The, Gal 4. 6, And the Spirsc of . Christ, Rom, 8..9.An rhen-Christ says, Fobn 15. 26, .that he would send them the Spirit from the Father : In which Words he seems ro mean, that it would - pro- cecd from: him likewise : Though, speaking as a Man, by way of Respect, he attributes it to the Father. There is no need to dispuce

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ranted, that the Holy’Ghost has an erernal Dependaned on rhe Son, ‘tis ro no purpole tro frrive about Words and Terms.

Obj. 2. The Holy Ghost was not from Eterni- ty, John 7. 39.

Answ. This Place does not speak concern- ing the Being or Person, bur Fo Operations of the Holy Ghost,

Obj. 3. The Holy Ghost is not every where, be- cause he chanpes place: TheHolyGhost shall come upon rhee, Five the Angel fo Mary, Luke 1. 35: And in the same place; the Virtue of the most High shall over-shadow thee ; therefore neither 1s he the most High. |

Ansiz. The Words [come upen. thee}. do not signifie any change of Place, but a particular Manifestation’in some certain Place : And.rhen the Holy Ghost is efsenrially the most High, tho’ not persotally so, if by the Name of Fmest High) the Farther be understood.

Obj. 4. The Hely Ghost does not know. all themrs; because none knows the Father but the Fon, Mar.‘r 1.27. therefore he 7s ndr God Answ. The © Word [none] excludes only Creatures,. and not the’Holy Ghost, who per- fey knows the Father, 1 Cor, 2. 10, Obj.’s. Al things are made by Christ ; aud so p the. oly Ghost: Ti erefore be ts. ot God’Toh.. $3. "" Anfw. All rhings’ are said” to ‘be made by Christ which’are made ; bur then only Crea- rnres are made. |

Obj: 6. He rhar prays ro God, 4 not God ; but the Hooly Ghost {appicares God for us.

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Obj. 7. He that is sent is inferiour to him that sends ; but the Holy Ghost is sent by the Fa- ther, and then he is nat of the ‘same Mijesty and Giory.

Answ, Mission and Obedience do not always rake away an Equality of Power ; for an Equal may sometimes be sent by his Equal.

ART. VI, Of the Sufficiency of the Holy