St. _Chrysostom_ here, after he had shewn, that the promise of the Comforter primarily belonged to the apostles: And who ever questioned it? undeniably teaches, That in a secondary sense, it belongs to all Christians: To all _spiritual men_, all who _keep the commandments_. I appeal therefore to all mankind, whether his authority, touching the promise of our Lord in those texts, does not overthrow the proposition it was cited to prove? Although your lordship names no other author here, yet page 42. you say, “The assigned sense of these passages was confirmed by the authority of _Origen_.” It is needful therefore to add, what occurs in his works, with regard to the present question. He occasionally mentions this promise of our Lord, in four several places. But it is in one only that he speaks pertinently to the point in hand, (Volume II. page 403. Edition Benedictine.) where his words are these: _When the Spirit of truth is come, he will guide you into all truth, and he will teach you all things._ “The sum of all good things consists in this, that a man be found worthy to receive the grace of the Holy Ghost. Otherwise, nothing will be accounted perfect in him, who hath not the Holy Spirit.” Do these words confirm that “sense of those passages that your lordship had assigned?” Rather do they not utterly overturn it? And prove, (as above) that although this promise of our Lord, _primarily_ belongs to the apostles, yet in the _secondary_ sense, it belongs (according to _Origen_’s judgment) to all Christians in all ages? 17. The fourth text mentioned as belonging to the first Christians only, is _Romans viii. 15, 16:_ and page 26. it is said, “This interpretation is confirmed by the authority of the most eminent fathers.” The reader is particularly referred to _Origen_ and _Jerom in locum_. But here seems to be a mistake of the name. _Jerom in locum_ should mean, _Jerom_ upon the place, upon _Romans viii. 15, 16._ But I cannot perceive that there is one word upon that place, in all St. _Jerom_’s works. Nor indeed has _Origen_ commented upon it any more than _Jerom_. But he occasionally mentions it in these words: “He is a babe who is fed with milk――but if he seeks the things that are above――without doubt he will be of the number of those, who _receive not the Spirit of bondage again unto fear, but the spirit of adoption_, through whom they _cry, Abba Father_.” Volume I. page 79. Again, “The fulness of time is come――when they who are willing, receive the adoption, as _Paul_ teaches in these words, _Ye have not received the Spirit of bondage again unto fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father!_ And it is written in the gospel according to St. _John_, _To as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of |God|, even to them that believe in his name._” Volume I. page 231, 232.