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  • proper noun Christianity An epithet of the Holy Spirit.

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  • It would have been better so for all future time, for under the title Spirit of God, 'all that was alien to the Spirit of

    The Beginnings of Christianity. Vol. I. 1872-1939 1903

  • The phrase Spirit of God 'is certainly a very obscure expression; its meaning depends entirely upon the conception of God held by the man that uses it.

    The Beginnings of Christianity. Vol. I. 1872-1939 1903

  • In the Book of Judges, an extraordinary zeal and courage in the defence of God's people is called the Spirit of God; as when it excited Othniel, Gideon, Jephtha, and Samson to deliver them from servitude, Judges, 3. 10,

    Leviathan 2007

  • In the same manner it appeareth, in the books of the Prophets, that though they spake by the Spirit of God, that is to say, by a special grace of prediction; yet their knowledge of the future was not by a ghost within them, but by some supernatural dream or vision.

    Leviathan 2007

  • Through the Spirit, the Spirit of God, that is, the author of all grace, he strengtheneth us with might, gives might and power.

    The Sermons of John Owen 1616-1683 1968

  • The Spirit of God is the cause of sanctification and holiness; but what kind of cause, I pray?

    The Death of Death in the Death of Christ 1616-1683 1967

  • A disclaimer, therefore, of any work of the Spirit of God in us or upon us is a disclaimer of all interest in his grace and mercy; and they may do well to consider it with whom the work of the Spirit of God is a reproach.

    Pneumatologia 1616-1683 1967

  • We must guard against overstatement of the case, but we maintain very definitely: the Spirit of God is the Holy Spirit, the third person in the Trinity.

    Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942

  • And, thirdly, the life filled with the Spirit of God is a minister of refreshment.

    Things That Matter Most: Devotional Papers 1817-1893 1913

  • The life filled with the Spirit of God is a minister of vitality.

    Things That Matter Most: Devotional Papers 1817-1893 1913

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