...superiority of those who had this Spirit of adoption : ' The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.' ' I prove this,'...expressed more plainly, God hath sent forth the Spirit of hit Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father ! But what is, TJte Spirit beareth witness with our spirit?'...

...5. God has sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts. 2 Cor. i. £2. God has sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying Abba, Father. Gal. iv. 6. The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,...

...giveth it to none but to sons. " For because we are sons, (so made upon our believing), God sendeth forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying Abba Father." (John i. 11, 12.) When we find the Spirit working child-like love, and child-like hope, and child-like...

...received us for " his own children, by adoption and grace ;" and, " because we are sons, hath sent forth the spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father ; who hath begotten us again of incorruptible seed, and created us anew in Christ Jesus." Therefore...

...viii. 15.) and thereby do we become co-heirs with Christ, in that " because we are sons God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father;" so that "we are no more servants, but sons; and if sons, then heirs of God through Christ." (Gal. iv....

...Spirit, we partake of his peculiar prerogatives ; and because he was the Son of God, God has " sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father." Thus we are " no longer servants, but children, being made nigh to him by the blood of Christ," and...

...Spirit, we partake of his peculiar prerogatives ; and because he was the Son of God, God has " sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father." Thus we are " no longer servants, but children, being made nigh to him by the blood of Christ," and...

...Spirit, we partake of his peculiar prerogatives ; and because he was the Son of God, God has " sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father." Thus we are " no longer servants, but children, being made nigh to him by the blood of Christ," and...

...the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God ; " and because we are sons, God doth send forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying "Abba, Father." Christ, then, having taken our nature, and in it having condemned sin and conquered death and hell,...

...adoption of sons, and thereby we enjoy all the privileges that belong to sons ; " for God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father;" and we are made heirs of God through Christ. Wherefore, in him we may " come boldly unto the throne...