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took part in the creation of the world. But creation is the work of God alone; hence the Holy Spirit, who took part in creation, must be possessed of Deity, just in the same way as is the Son, the Word of God, through whom all things were made. 1 In the same way in the Book of Job the wise and pious Elihu says: 'The 2 Spirit of God hath made me,' thus teaching the same truth.

Although many passages in the Old Testament refer to God's Holy Spirit, yet these are few in comparison with the number which occur in the New Testament dealing with the subject. It was natural that God's revelation of Himself should be progressive, and that the last and final revelation should be the fullest. We cannot quote all the New Testament passages which treat of the nature, attributes and work of God's Holy Spirit, but must content ourselves with a few of the most remarkable of them.

In reference to God's most gracious gifts to men it is thus written:—

'There 2 are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are diversities of ministrations, and the same Lord. And there are diversities of workings, but the same God, who worketh all things in all. But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit to profit withal. For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom;

1 John i. 1-3. 2 1 Cor. xii. 4-11.
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and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit: to another faith, in the same Spirit; and to another gifts of healings, in the one Spirit; and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discernings of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; and to another the interpretation of tongues: but all these worketh the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each one severally even as he will.'

Here among other things we notice that prophecy and the power of working miracles are said to be bestowed by God's Holy Spirit. Surely then the Holy Spirit must Himself be possessed of Deity.

Again we read in the same epistle:—

'Things 1 which eye saw not, and ear heard not,
And which entered not into the heart of man,
Whatsoever things God prepared for them that love him.

But unto us God revealed them through the Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. For who among men knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of the man, which is in him? Even so the things of God none knoweth, save the Spirit of God.'

' Here it is clearly taught that God's Holy Spirit is omniscient, which is distinctly a divine attribute and therefore -cannot be possessed by any creature. It is because He teaches God's true servants and leads

1 1 Cor, ii. 9-11.