The Holy Spirit is the great purchase of Christ. God the Father is the person of whom the purchase is made; God the Son is the person who makes the purchase, and the Holy Spirit is the gift purchased. The sum of all those good things in this life, and the life to come, which are purchased for the church is the Holy Spirit. And as this is the great purchase, so it is the great promise of God and Christ. Acts 2:33, “Having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.” And this great purchase of Christ is forever given to his church. [[He has promised that his church shall continue, and expressly declared that the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.]] Therefore when Christ promises his Spirit, he promises the continuance of it forever. John 14:16–17, “And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever; even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive; because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him; but ye know him, for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.” - WJE 8:853–54
Term List 1: holy ghost,holy spirit
Term List 2: gift,purchase,promise
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3. Match found in: WJEO 2:236 ★
... For so are things constituted in the affair of our redemption, that the Father provides the Savior, or [purchase]r, and the [purchase] is made of him; and the Son is the [purchase]r and the price; and the [holy spirit] is the great blessing or inheritance [purchase]d, as is intimated, Galatians 3:13–14 ...
4. Match found in: WJEO 2:408 ★
... There the Apostle in the beginning of the chapter, speaks of them that have great common illuminations, that have been enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly [gift], and were made partakers of the [holy ghost], and have tasted the good Word of God, and the powers of the world to come, that afterwards fall away, and are like barren ground, that is nigh unto cursing ...
9. Match found in: WJEO 5:356 ★
... but wait for the [promise] of the Father, which" (saith he) "ye have heard of me," i.e., the [promise] of the [holy ghost] (Acts 1:4). What they had their hearts upon was the restoration of the kingdom to Israel: "Lord," (say they) "wilt thou, at this time, restore again the kingdom to Israel" (Acts 1:6)? And according to Christ's direction after his ascension, they returned to Jerusalem, and continued in united fervent prayer and supplication ...
20. Match found in: WJEO 8:165 ★
... 'Tis probable that most of those who tasted the heavenly [gift]s and were everywhere made partakers of the [holy ghost], in the laying on of hands and baptism, were true saints. Yet when this was not accompanied by gracious affections it was always accompanied with great common illuminations and common religious affections ...
21. Match found in: WJEO 8:166 ★
... The difficulty in the way of the present-day reader is largely theological. Indeed it is intellectually difficult to understand how, on JE's view, it was possible to commit the sin against the [holy ghost] in Northampton seventeen centuries after the extraordinary [gift]s had passed away. ...
25. Match found in: WJEO 8:353 ★
... The Spirit of Christ is given to his church and people forever, everlastingly to influence them and dwell in them. The [holy spirit] is the great purchase of Christ. God the Father is the person of whom the purchase is made; God the Son is the person who makes the purchase, and the [holy spirit] is the [gift] purchased. The sum of all those good things in this life, and the life to come, which are purchased for the Prop ...
26. Match found in: WJEO 8:354 ★
... church is the [holy spirit]. And as this is the great [purchase], so it is the great promise of God and Christ. Acts 2:33, "Having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear." And this great [purchase] of Christ is forever given to his church. ...
37. Match found in: WJEO 14:383 ★
... They are made so to hear the voice of God's threatenings that they tremble. Preaching makes them tremble. Providences. They see the necessity they are in of help, some way or other. Acts 2:37–38, "Now when they heard these things, they were pricked in their heart, and said, Men and brethren, what shall we do? Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the [gift] of the [holy ghost]." ...
42. Match found in: WJEO 17:208 ★
... The saint hath spiritual joy and pleasure by a kind of effusion of God on the soul. In these things the redeemed have communion with God; that is, they partake with him and of him. 2 Peter 1:4 Hebrews 12:10 The saints have both their spiritual excellency and blessedness by the [gift] of the [holy ghost], or Spirit of God, and his dwelling in them. They are not only caused by the [holy ghost], but are in the [holy ghost] as their principle. The Holy Spirit becoming an inhabitant is a vital principle in the soul. ...
59. Match found in: WJEO 21:144 ★
... -- 144 -- [holy ghost] is DIVINE BEAUTY, love and joy. The [holy ghost], or Comforter, is the great blessing then [promise]d of Christ before his ascension. 'Tis called by way of eminency the [promise] of the Father, that is spoken of as the sum of all good (Luke [Luke 24:49]). This therefore Christ died to purchase. This is the blessing chiefly to be sought by prayer, and this was the blessing chiefly prayed for by Christ, chiefly sought by Christ's intercession. Hence he says, John 14:16, "And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever." It would therefore be ...