Thirdly. In that heavenly directory which we
have, Eph. ii. 18, this whole business is
declared. Our access in our worship is said to be “to the Father;” and
this “through Christ,” or his mediation; “by the Spirit,” or his
assistance. Here is a distinction of the persons, as to their operations,
but not at all as to their being the object of our worship. For the Son
and the Holy Ghost are no less worshipped in our access to God than the
Father himself; only, the grace of the Father, which we obtain by the
mediation of the Son and the assistance of the Spirit, is that which we
draw nigh to God for. So that when, by the distinct dispensation of the
Trinity, and every person, we are led to worship (that is, to act faith on
or invocate) any person, we do herein worship the whole Trinity; and every
person, by what name soever, of Father, Son, or Holy Ghost, we invocate
him. So that this is to be observed in this whole matter, — that when any
work of the Holy Ghost (or any other person), which is appropriated to him
(we never exclude the concurrence of other persons), draws us to the
worship of him, yet he is not worshipped exclusively, but the whole Godhead
is worshipped.