“I propose, Thirdly, to specify some of the chief passages of scripture, that are misapplied by modern _Enthusiasts_, and to shew that they are to be interpreted _chiefly, if not only_, of the apostolical church; and that they very little, if at all relate, to the present state of Christians.” page 12. “I begin, says your Lordship, with the original promise of the Spirit, as made by our Lord a little before he left the world.” I must take the liberty to stop your Lordship on the threshold. I deny this original promise of the Spirit. I expect his assistance, in virtue of many promises, some hundred years prior to this. If you say, “However this is _the original_ or first _promise of the Spirit_, in the new Testament.” No, my Lord; those words were spoken long before: _he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire_. Will you reply? “Well, but this is the original promise _made by our_ Lord.” I answer, not so neither, for it was before this, Jesus himself _stood and cried, If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink, he that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. And this he spake of the Spirit, which they should receive who believed on him_ (♦οὗ ἔμελλον λαμβάνειν οἱ πιστεύσαντες εἰς αὐτὸν). If I mistake not, this may more justly be termed, _our_ Lord’s _original promise of the Spirit_. And who will assert, that this is to be interpreted _chiefly, if not only_ of the apostolical church?” ♦ “οῦ ἓμελλόν λαμβὰνειν ὁι πιστεὺοντες ἐις ἀυτὸν” replaced with “οὗ ἔμελλον λαμβάνειν οἱ πιστεύσαντες εἰς αὐτὸν” 6. Your Lordship proceeds: “It occurs in the 14th and 16th chapters of St. _John_’s gospel; in which he uses these words”――――in what verses, my Lord? Why is not this specified?¹ Unless to furnish your Lordship with an opportunity of doing the very things whereof you before complained, of “confounding passages of a quite contrary nature, and jumbling together those that relate to the ♦_extraordinary_ operations of the Spirit, with those that relate to his _ordinary_ influences?” ¹ I take it for granted, that the citation of texts in the margin, which is totally wrong, is a blunder of the printer’s. ♦ “extraordinory” replaced with “extraordinary” You cite the words thus; _When the Spirit of truth is come he will guide you into all truth, and he will shew you things to come._ (These are nearly the words that occur, chapter xvi. verse 13.) “And again, _The Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you._ These words occur in the 14th chapter, at the 26th verse.” But my Lord, I want the original promise still; the original (I mean) of those made in this very discourse. Indeed your margin tells us, where it is, (chapter xiv. verse 16.) but the words appear not. Taken together with the context they run thus: