A Complete Body of Doctrinal and Practical Divinity

by John Gill

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Of THE DISTINCT PERSONALITY, AND DEITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. vhat only remains now to be considered, under the article of the Trinin, are the personality and divinity of the Holy Ghost ; to prove that he is a Person, a distinct Person, from the Father and Son ; and a divine Person, or n uly and properly God. I. That he is a Person, and not a mere name and character, power or attribute of God ; which will appear by observing, I That the description of a Person agrees with him ; that it subsists and lives of itself, is endowed with will and understanding, or is a willing and intelligent agent. Such is the Spirit of God ; as the Father has life in himself, and the Son has life in himself, so as the holy Spirit; since he is the author of natural and spiritual life in men ; which he preserves unto eternal life ; and therefore called, the Spirit of life ; which he could not be, unless he had life in himself ¡ and if he has life in himself, he must subsist of himself: he has a power of willing whatever he pleases: the apostle, speaking of his influences, administrations, and operations, says, All tkese wgrkcth the one and the self-some Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will, i Cor. xii. u. and that he is an ?- tclligent agent, is clear from his knowing the things of God ; which none can know but him ; and from his teaching men all things, and guiding them into all truth, and giving the spirit'of wisdom and knowledge to one and another; now "he that teacheth men knowledge, shall not he know?" i Cor. n. u. and xii. 8. John xiv. 26. and xvi. 13. Pial. xciv. 10. ?. Personal actions are ascribed unto him; he is said to he a reprover and convincer of men; to reprove or convince the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment, John xvi. 8. Now he that convinces another of h...

Genres: Theology

1023 pages, Hardcover

First published January 4, 2010

About the author

John Gill (1697-1771) born at Kettering, Northamptonshire, was an English Baptist, a Bible scholar, and a staunch Calvinist. Gill received the degree of Doctor of Divinity from the University of Aberdeen in 1748. He was a profound scholar and a voluminous author.

His first pastoral work was as an intern at age 21. He became pastor at the Strict Baptist church at Goat Yard Chapel, 1719, his pastorate lasting 51 years. In 1757 his congregation needed larger premises and moved to a Carter Lane, St. Olave’s Street, Southwark. This Baptist church was once pastored by Benjamin Keach and would later become the New Park Street Chapel and then the Metropolitan Tabernacle pastored by Charles Spurgeon.

http://www.theopedia.com/John_Gill

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gil...

Reviews

[Creation · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was the foundation for my discipleship training during my teen years. It is a bit cumbersome to read as it is written in old Enghish but it is in fact an amazing work of theology.

[Aditya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommended, even with disagreements with Dr. Gill.

[Daniel Poe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Probably the most excellent Reformed Baptist systematic theology ever! Definitely worth the read, along with his top-notch expositions of the entire Bible.