1. His Name of Comforter.

2. The Act of His Coming.

3. His being Sent, viz. 1st, By the Son, 2dly, From the Father, 3dly, Unto the Apostles and their Followers.

4. His Character, which is a Spirit, or rather, The Spirit; yea, The Spirit of Truth.

5. His Procession, as from the Father, so likewise from the Son.

6. and lastly, His Testimony of CHRIST.

Having enlarg'd upon these, and shew'd; That this Doctrine of the Blessed TRINITY is a great Mystery, which (though beyond our Apprehension, yet) we are bound to believe upon the Revelation we have of it, both in this Text, and other Scriptures; I then made it appear, How we ought to live the Life of Holy Faith, Love, and Fear; and in this Disposition humbly serve and adore our Good GOD, who is so Great, so Excellent, and so Incomprehensible: How we ought to grieve and repent when we have offended that Glorious and Happy BEING, that is both able and willing to make us all glorious and happy with Him, if we do sincerely endeavour to deny all Ungodly, and Worldly Lusts, and live Soberly, Righteously, and Godly in this present World, - &c. as the Apostle exhorts, Tit. 2. 12. This Duty I inforc'd (particularly) upon the Condemn'd Persons: To whom,

On Trinity-Sunday, the 23d instant , I preach'd again (both in the Morning and Afternoon) upon part of the Gospel for the Day, viz. St. John 3. 3. JESUS answer'd, and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a Man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God.

From these Words, first explain'd in general, with their Context, I then endeavour'd to shew in particular,

I. What it is to be born again.

II. What is here meant by the Kingdom of GOD, and the Seeing of it.

III. How much it concerns every one to labour after Regeneration, or the New Birth, mention'd in the Text; because, without it, it is impossible to see the Kingdom of GOD, i. e. To be admitted into His Kingdom of Grace in this World, and to the blessed Enjoyment of His Kingdom of Glory in the next.

IV. How an old Habit of Sin, to which unthinking Carnal Men insensibly arrive by degrees, is directly opposite to this New Birth, and consequently a perfect Hindrance to the Attainment both of the Kingdom of Grace here, and the Kingdom of Glory hereafter.

V. ult. What effectual means Men may, and ought to use for their being Renew'd and Born again, so as to be enabl'd to recover themselves out of those Sins into which they have unhappily fallen, and by such Recovery escape the dreadful Punishment they had deserv'd, and regain both the Favour of GOD they had forfeited, and His Kingdom of Grace and Glory, which they had lost.