The Spirit shines on his own work
Not that I would by any means be understood, by anything which has been spoken concerning it, to exclude the operation of the Spirit of God even from the testimony of our own spirit. Not in the least. It is he who not only works in us every manner of thing that is good, but also shines upon his own work and clearly shows what he has done.
Accordingly, this is spoken of by Saint Paul as one great end of our receiving the Spirit, that we may know the things which are freely given to us of God, that he may strengthen the testimony of our conscience touching our simplicity and godly sincerity, and give us to discern, in a fuller and stronger light, that we now do the things which please him.
1771 text
10. Not that I would, by any means, be understood, by any thing which has been spoken concerning it, to exclude the operation of the Spirit of God, even from the testimony of our own spirit. In no wise. It is he that not only worketh in us every manner of thing that is good, but also shines upon his own work, and clearly shews what he has wrought. Accordingly this is spoken of by St. Paul, as one great end of our receiving the Spirit, that we may know the things which are freely given to us of God: that he may strengthen the testimony of our conscience, touching our simplicity and godly sincerity, and give us to discern in a fuller and stronger light, that we now do the things which please him.
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Sermon 10 in the 1771 Works. Romans 8:16. The first discourse on the witness of the Spirit.
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