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you will renew the face of the earth,” similar to saying, “you will send forth your word and melt them;” “And as they were ministering to the Lord and fasting,” he says, “the Holy Spirit said, ‘Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them’,” similar to saying, “But the Lord said, ‘Enter into the city, and there it will be told to you what you must do’;” “So they, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia,” as Christ might say, “Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves;” “For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit...to lay on you no other burden, except these necessary things,” as one might say, “But I say, not I, but the Lord, that a wife should not be 3.320 separated from her husband;” “And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. And when they had come to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them,” as Christ might say, “Go baptize all the nations,” or “Carry no moneybag, no staff, nor sandals;” “who, he says, were telling Paul through the Spirit not to go up to Jerusalem,” or Agabus, “Thus says the Holy Spirit, ‘The man who owns this belt’,” similar to what Paul said, “if you seek proof of the Christ speaking in me,” or “remember the words of the Lord, that he himself said it is good to give rather than to receive;” “And now, behold, I, bound in the Spirit, am going,” as one might say, “Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ;” “except that the Spirit testifies to me in every city, saying,” similar to saying, “the Lord is witness to my soul that I am not lying;” “in power according to the Spirit of holiness,” similar to saying, “holy, who rests in the holy ones;” “and circumcision of the heart in the Spirit” similar to saying, “and you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, in the putting off of the body of sins, in the circumcision of Christ;” “if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you,” similar to saying, “as you received Christ, walk in him;” and “the Spirit of the Lord has spoken in me and his word is in my mouth,” and “having the firstfruits of the Spirit,” similar to saying, “Christ the firstfruits;” “but the Spirit himself intercedes for us,” similar to saying, “who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us;” “so that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified in the Holy Spirit,” similar to saying, “and may the Lord sanctify you, so that you may be sincere 3.321 and blameless for the day of Christ;” “but God has revealed to us through his Spirit,” similar to saying, “when he who had set me apart from my mother's womb was pleased through his grace to reveal his Son in me;” “Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God,” similar to saying, “Test yourselves whether Christ is in you;” “you are the temple of God and the Spirit of God dwells in you,” similar to saying, “I will dwell in them and walk among them, and I will be their God and they will be my people.” 6. But also he speaks of justification and grace from both; “but you were justified in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God,” similar to saying, “therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;” “no one can say, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ except in the Holy Spirit,” and no one can receive the Holy Spirit except from the Lord, “Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who works all things in all people,” and “from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit;” and “do not grieve the Holy Spirit, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption,” similar to saying, “Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he?” “But the Spirit explicitly says”

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ἀνακαινιεῖς τὸ πρόσωπον τῆς γῆς», ὅμοιον τῷ λέγειν «ἐξαποστελεῖς τὸν λόγον σου καὶ τήξεις αὐτά»· «λειτουργούντων δὲ αὐτῶν φησί τῷ κυρίῳ καὶ νηστευόντων εἶπε τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, ἀφορίσατε δή μοι Βαρνάβαν καὶ Σαῦλον εἰς τὸ ἔργον ὃ προσκέκλημαι αὐτούς», ὅμοιον τῷ λέγειν «ὁ δὲ κύριος εἶπεν, εἴσελθε εἰς τὴν πόλιν, κἀκεῖ λαληθήσεταί σοι, τί σε δεῖ ποιεῖν»· «αὐτοὶ μὲν οὖν ἐκπεμφθέντες ὑπὸ τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος κατῆλθον εἰς Σελεύκειαν», ὡς ἂν εἴποι Χριστὸς «ἰδοὺ ἀποστέλλω ὑμᾶς ὡς πρόβατα ἐν μέσῳ λύκων»· «ἔδοξε γὰρ τῷ πνεύματι τῷ ἁγίῳ μηδὲν ἄλλο ἐπιτίθεσθαι βάρος, πλὴν τῶν ἐπάναγκες», ὡς ἂν εἴποι «λέγω δὲ οὐκ ἐγώ, ἀλλ' ὁ κύριος, γυναῖκα ἀπὸ ἀνδρὸς μὴ 3.320 χωρισθῆναι»· «διῆλθον δὲ τὴν Φρυγίαν καὶ τὴν Γαλατικὴν χώραν, κωλυθέντες ὑπὸ τοῦ πνεύματος τοῦ ἁγίου λαλῆσαι τὸν λόγον ἐν τῇ Ἀσίᾳ. ἐλθόντες δὲ εἰς τὴν Μυσίαν ἐπείραζον εἰς τὴν Βιθυνίαν πορεύεσθαι καὶ οὐκ εἴασεν αὐτοὺς τὸ πνεῦμα», ὡς ἂν εἴποι Χριστὸς «πορευθέντες βαπτίσατε πάντα τὰ ἔθνη» ἢ «μὴ βαστάζετε πήραν, μὴ ῥάβδον, μηδὲ ὑποδήματα»· «οἵτινες φησίν ἔλεγον τῷ Παύλῳ διὰ τοῦ πνεύματος μὴ ἀναβαίνειν εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ», ἢ Ἄγαβος «τάδε λέγει τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, τὸν ἄνδρα οὗ ἐστιν ἡ ζώνη αὕτη», ὅμοιον ᾧ εἶπε Παῦλος «εἰ δοκιμὴν ζητεῖτε τοῦ ἐν ἐμοὶ λαλοῦντος Χριστοῦ» ἢ «μνημονεύετε τῶν λόγων κυρίου, ὅτι αὐτὸς εἶπεν ἀγαθὸν διδόναι μᾶλλον ἢ λαμβάνειν»· «καὶ νῦν ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ δεδεμένος τῷ πνεύματι πορεύομαι», ὡς ἂν εἴποι «Παῦλος δέσμιος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ»· «πλὴν τὸ πνεῦμά μοι διαμαρτύρεται κατὰ πόλιν λέγον», ὅμοιον τῷ εἰπεῖν «κύριος μαρτυρεῖ τῇ ἐμῇ ψυχῇ ὅτι οὐ ψεύδομαι»· «ἐν δυνάμει κατὰ πνεῦμα ἁγιωσύνης», ὅμοιον τῷ εἰπεῖν «ἅγιος ὁ ἐν ἁγίοις ἀναπαυόμενος»· «καὶ περιτομὴ καρδίας ἐν πνεύματι» ὅμοιον τῷ εἰπεῖν «καὶ περιετμήθητε περιτομῇ ἀχειροποιήτῳ ἐν τῇ ἀπεκδύσει τοῦ σώματος τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἐν τῇ περιτομῇ τοῦ Χριστοῦ»· «εἴπερ πνεῦμα θεοῦ οἰκεῖ ἐν ὑμῖν», ὅμοιον τῷ εἰπεῖν «καθὼς ἐλάβετε Χριστόν, ἐν αὐτῷ περιπατεῖτε»· καὶ «πνεῦμα κυρίου ἐλάλησεν ἐν ἐμοὶ καὶ λόγος αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ στόματί μου» καὶ «τὴν ἀπαρχὴν τοῦ πνεύματος ἔχοντες», ὅμοιον τῷ εἰπεῖν «ἀπαρχὴ Χριστός»· «ἀλλ' αὐτὸ τὸ πνεῦμα ὑπερεντυγχάνει ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν», ὅμοιον τῷ εἰπεῖν «ὅς ἐστιν ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ θεοῦ, ὃς καὶ ἐντυγχάνει ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν»· «ἵνα γένηται ἡ προσφορὰ τῶν ἐθνῶν εὐπρόσδεκτος, ἁγιασθεῖσα ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ», ὅμοιον τῷ εἰπεῖν «ὁ δὲ κύριος ἁγιάσαι ὑμᾶς, ἵνα ἦτε εἰλικρινεῖς 3.321 καὶ ἀπρόσκοποι εἰς ἡμέραν Χριστοῦ»· «ἡμῖν δὲ ἀπεκάλυψεν ὁ θεὸς διὰ τοῦ πνεύματος αὐτοῦ», ὅμοιον τῷ εἰπεῖν «ὅτε εὐδόκησεν ὁ ἀφορίσας με ἐκ κοιλίας μητρός μου διὰ τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ ἀποκαλύψαι τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐμοί»· «ἡμεῖς δὲ οὐ τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ κόσμου ἐλάβομεν, ἀλλὰ τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἐκ θεοῦ», ὅμοιον τῷ εἰπεῖν «ἑαυτοὺς δοκιμάζετε εἰ ὁ Χριστὸς ἐν ὑμῖν»· «ναὸς τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστε καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ θεοῦ οἰκεῖ ἐν ὑμῖν», ὅμοιον τῷ εἰπεῖν «ἐνοικήσω ἐν αὐτοῖς καὶ ἐμπεριπατήσω, καὶ ἔσομαι αὐτῶν θεὸς καὶ αὐτοὶ ἔσονταί μοι λαός». 6. Ἀλλὰ καὶ τὴν δικαίωσιν ἐξ ἀμφοῖν λέγει καὶ τὴν χάριν· «δικαιωθέντες δὲ ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ καὶ ἐν τῷ πνεύματι τοῦ θεοῦ ἡμῶν», ὅμοιον τῷ εἰπεῖν «δικαιωθέντες δὲ ἐκ πίστεως εἰρήνην ἔχομεν πρὸς τὸν θεὸν διὰ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ»· «οὐδεὶς δύναται εἰπεῖν κύριον Ἰησοῦν εἰ μὴ ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ» καὶ οὐδεὶς δύναται πνεῦμα ἅγιον λαβεῖν ἢ παρὰ κυρίου, «διαιρέσεις δὲ χαρισμάτων εἰσί, τὸ δὲ αὐτὸ πνεῦμα, καὶ διαιρέσεις διακονιῶν εἰσιν, ὁ δὲ αὐτὸς κύριος, καὶ διαιρέσεις ἐνεργημάτων εἰσίν, ὁ δὲ αὐτὸς θεὸς ὁ ἐνεργῶν τὰ πάντα ἐν πᾶσι», καὶ «ἀπὸ δόξης εἰς δόξαν, καθὼς ἀπὸ κυρίου πνεύματος»· καὶ «μὴ λυπεῖτε τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, ἐν ᾧ ἐσφραγίσθητε εἰς ἡμέραν ἀπολυτρώσεως», ὅμοιον τῷ εἰπεῖν «ἢ παραζηλοῦμεν τὸν κύριον; μὴ ἰσχυρότεροι αὐτοῦ ἐσμεν;» «τὸ δὲ πνεῦμα ῥητῶς λέγει»