XIII. This was proclaimed by the Prophets in
such passages as the following:—The Spirit of the Lord is upon
me; Isa. lxi. 1. and, There shall rest upon Him Seven
Spirits; and The Spirit of the Lord descended and led them; Ib. xi.
2; lxiii. 14. and The spirit of Knowledge filling
Bezaleel, Exod. xxxi. 3. the Master-builder
of the Tabernacle; and, The Spirit provoking to anger; Isa. lxiii. 10. and the Spirit carrying away Elias in a
chariot, 2 Kings ii. 11. and sought in
double measure by Elissæus; and David led and strengthened by the
Good and Princely Spirit. Ps. li. 12; cxliii. 10. And He was
promised by the mouth of Joel first, who said, And it shall be in the
last days that I will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh (that is,
upon all that believe), and upon your sons and upon your
daughters, Joel ii. 28. and
the rest; and then afterwards
by Jesus, being glorified by Him, and giving back glory to Him, as He
was glorified by and glorified the Father. John xiv. 16. And how abundant was this
Promise. He shall abide for ever, and shall remain with you,
whether now with those who in the sphere of time are worthy, or
hereafter with those who are counted worthy of that world, when we have
kept Him altogether by our life here, and not rejected Him in so far as
we sin.