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God also bearing them witness: here is a further aggravation of the neglect of the gospel of salvation, from God’s testifying to it by the works and gifts of his Holy Spirit: such sin grievously, and will receive a proportionable punishment; for God, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, cotestify with all those instruments confirming the gospel of salvation, with a testimony peculiarly fitted to it; yet in this joint witnessing God is the highest, and autov pistov, only to be believed for himself.
Both with signs and wonders; by works above nature’s reach, signifying God’s being in and approving the gospel law, which they attend, Mar_16:17. More numerous and glorious were these than they which confirmed the law, Act_2:22,43 4:30; such strange works as raised admiration in all that saw them, and are prodigious to those that hear of them, or read them, Rom_15:19.
And with divers miracles; miraculous works, such as are compassed only by a Divine, supernatural power; and variety of these, as healing all diseases, raising the dead, ejecting devils, Mar_16:17,18; works of as great mercy, as wisdom or power.
And gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will; as gifts of tongues, prophecies, &c., Rom_12:6-8; compare 1Co_12:7-10; such as nature could not furnish any with, but the Redeemer did by his Spirit, commmunicating them to various persons of divers kinds and indifferent degrees. From, by, and for himself he giveth out these wonderful works; his will the only rule for time, persons, manner, and measure of their distribution, allotting all their portion, Rom_12:3 1Co_7:17 12:4,7,11,18 Eph 4:7.