Yea,  richly  poureth  he  out  of  his  holy  Spirit  upon  all
.  flesh,  unto  every  one  his  measure,  as  it  best  pleaseth  him  :
no  man  excludeth  he  from  his  grace ;  his  knowledge  suffereth
he  to  flow  over  all  the  earth  as  a  water-flood,  unto  all  those
that  are  his  servants  and  handmaids.  This  is  the  dear  and
excellent  treasure,  which,  instead  of  it  that  was  given  before,
by  the  incarnation  of  Christ  is  now  offered,  that  the  know
ledge  of  God,  which  by  the  Holy  Ghost  is  the  preaching  of
the  gospel,  is  come  forth  into  all  the  world;  whereas  before


V.]  THE    SENDING    OF    THE    HOLY    GHOST.  399

it  was  manifest  only  amongst  the  Jews.     For  after  the  death  r*.ixxvi.
of  the  Lord  finished  upon  the  cross,  was  the  gospel  published
in  all  the  world,  by  the  which  preaching  the  children  of  God  Snx*j'
dispersed  abroad  are  gathered  together.     The  Holy  Ghost
also,  who  was  before  in   the  godly,   did  by  his  gifts  and
operations  work  much  more  mightily  and  strongly  after  the
death  and  ascension  of  Christ,  than  before  :   by  the  which  Jere.  xxx
Holy  Ghost  the  captivity  of  the  law  and  ceremonies  is  taken
away,  and  heavenly  freedom  given  to  the  children  of  God.
