indeed, is frequently mentioned as one of the Father’s most memorable titles or designations; and to prove that it was the Spirit who performed this work, we have only to recall the fact that the Holy Ghost is the executive in every divine operation (Rom. 4:24, 6:4). To the Spirit also is ascribed the Christian’s sanctification: “Elect, IN (ἐν) sanctification of the Spirit, TO obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Christ” (1 Pet. 1:2). The Holy Spirit, by the gospel, separates Christians, or
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