372 NOVATIAN THE ROMAN PRESBYTER who was in the prophets and apostles,except that in the former He was occasional,in the latteralways. But in the former not as being always in them, in the latteras abidingalwaysin them ; and in the former distributedwith reserve,in the latterallpoured out; in the former given sparingly,in the latterliberallybestowed; not yet manifested beforethe Lord's resurrection,but conferredafterthe resur rection. For, said He, " I will pray the Father, and He willgive you another Advocate, that He may be with you forever,even the Spiritof truth."1 And, " When He, the Advocate,shallcome, whom I shallsend unto you from my Father,the Spiritof truthwho proceedethfrom my Father."s And, " If I go not away, thatAdvocate shallnot come to you ; but if I go away, I willsend Him to you."3 And, u When the Spiritof truth shallcome, He willdirectyou into all the truth."* And because the Lord was about to depart to the heavens, He gave the Paraclete out of necessityto the disciples; so as not to leave them in any degree orphans,which was littledesirable,and forsakethem without an advocateand some kind of protector.For this is He who strengthenedtheirheartsand minds,who marked out the Gospel sacraments,who was in them the enlightener of divinethings; and theybeingstrengthened,feared,forthe sake of the Lord's name, neitherdungeons nor chains,nay, even trod under footthe very powers of the world and its tortures,sincethey were hencefortharmed and strengthened by the same Spirit,having in themselvesthe giftswhich thissame Spiritdistributes,and appropriatesto the church, the spouse of Christ,as her ornaments. This is He who places prophets in the church, instructsteachers,directs tongues,givespowers and healings,does wonderful works, offersdiscriminationof spirits,affordspowers of government, suggestscounsels,and ordersand arrangeswhatever other giftsthere are of charismata; and thus makes the Lord's church everywhere, and in all,perfectedand completed. This isHe who, afterthe manner of a dove,when our Lord 1Johnxiv.16,17. 2Johnxv.20. 3 Johnxvi7. 4 Johnxvi.13.