After observing, that this is the very passage which your Lordship mentions at the close of the other (but does not cite) I desire every unprejudiced person to judge, whether _Origen_ does not clearly determine, that _the power_, spoken of in this text, is in some measure given to all true ministers in all ages? 22. The last scripture which your Lordship affirms “to be peculiar to the times of the apostles,” is that in the first epistle of St. _John_, concerning _the unction of the Holy One_. To confirm this interpretation, we are referred to the authority of _Origen_ and _Chrysostom_, on the parallel passages in St. _John_’s gospel,” (page 42.) But it has appeared, that both these fathers suppose those passages to belong to all Christians. And consequently their authority (if these are parallel passages) stands full against this interpretation. Your Lordship subjoins, “I shall here only add that of the great _Athanasius_, who (in his epistle to _Serapion_) interprets _The unction from the Holy One_, not _merely_ of divine grace, but of the _extraordinary_ gifts of the Holy Spirit.” Nay, it is enough, if he interprets it _at all_ of _ordinary grace_, such as is common to all Christians. And this your Lordship allows he does. But I cannot allow that he interprets it of any thing else. I cannot perceive, that he interprets it _at all_, “of the _extraordinary_ gifts of the Holy Spirit.” His words are, “The Holy Spirit is called, and is, the unction and the seal. For _John_ writes, _The anointing which ye have received of him, abideth in you; and ye need not that any man should teach you, but as his anointing_, his Spirit, _teacheth you of all things_. Again, it is written in the prophet _Isaiah_, _The Spirit of the |Lord| is upon me, because he hath anointed me_. And _Paul_ writes thus; _In whom also ye were sealed_. And again, _Grieve not the Holy Spirit of |God|, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption_. This anointing is the breath of the Son, so that he who hath the Spirit may say, _We are the sweet-smelling savour of |Christ|_. Because we are partakers of the Holy Spirit, we have the Son: And having the Son, we have _the |Spirit|, crying in our hearts, Abba, Father_.” And so, in his oration against the _Arians_. *“_He sendeth the |Spirit| of his |Son| into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father._ His Son in us, invoking the Father, makes him to be called our Father. Certainly God cannot be called their Father, who have not the Son in their hearts.” Is it not easy to be observed here, 1. That _Athanasius_ makes _that testimony of the_ Spirit common to all the children of God: 2. That he joins _the anointing of the Holy One_, with that seal of the Spirit wherewith all that _persevere_ are _sealed to the day of redemption_: And 3. That he does not, throughout this passage, speak of the _extraordinary gifts_ at all?