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Endorsements<\/h2>\n

‘Page after page glows with the ardour of a preacher who is enamoured of his theme \u2026 The truth is so real to his own experience that he cares little for unprofitable controversies.’– C.H. SPURGEON<\/p>\n

‘Dr Smeaton was the master of a very clear and unobtrusive style of expression. \u2026 He was as modest and unassuming as he was thorough and painstaking. A man can take his word in regard to any theme that he handles as soon as that of any writer on theological subjects.’– PRINCIPAL JOHN MACLEOD<\/p>\n

Book Description<\/h2>\n

‘Wherever Christianity has become a living power, the doctrine of the Holy Spirit has uniformly been regarded, equally with the atonement and justification by faith, as the article of the standing or falling church…’– GEORGE SMEATON<\/p>\n

The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit formed the capstone of George Smeaton\u2019s teaching.
\nHandling his subject under three divisions, Smeaton treats first the testimony to the Holy Spirit as it is progressively revealed in Scripture. Secondly, he gives detailed attention to six subjects: the personality and procession of the Holy Spirit; the work of the Spirit in the anointing of Christ; the work of the Spirit in connection with revelation and inspiration; the Spirit\u2019s regenerating work in the individual; on the Spirit of holiness; and the work of the Holy Spirit in the church. Finally, there is a historical survey of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit from the Apostlic age.<\/p>\n

Though considered by his colleague, James Macgregor, to possess \u2018the best constituted theological intellect in Christendom\u2019, Smeaton\u2019s lucid style and earnest spiritual convictions make him valuable to all Christian readers.<\/p>\n

Filled with the Spirit at Pentecost, he writes, \u2018the timid became bold, the selfish self-denied, the arrogant humble\u2019, and he characterizes as \u2018mischievous and misleading\u2019 the opinion that the church, having received the Paraclete, is no longer warranted to pray for effusions of transforming power today.<\/p>\n

Table of Contents Expand \u2193<\/a><\/h3>\n
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<\/td>\nForeword by W J Grier<\/td>\nvii<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nAuthor\u2019s Preface<\/td>\nix<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nFirst division<\/b><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nThe Doctrine of the Trinity\u2014Introductory Dissertation, briefly setting forth the Biblical Testimony in the Old and New Testament<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSecond division<\/b><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nThe Personality and Procession of the Holy Spirit<\/td>\n91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nThe Work of the Spirit in the Anointing of Christ<\/td>\n111<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nThe Work of the Spirit in the Inspiration of Prophets and Apostles<\/td>\n133<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nThe Spirit\u2019s Regenerating Work on the Individual<\/td>\n161<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nOn the Spirit of Holiness<\/td>\n203<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nThe Work of the Holy Spirit in the Church<\/td>\n239<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nThird division<\/b><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nHistorical Survey of the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit from the Apostolic Age<\/td>\n269<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nIndex to Texts Elucidated<\/td>\n383<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nIndex to Subjects and Writers<\/td>\n387<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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