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 The influences of the Spirit are also strongly alluded to in their sacred writings. The Spirit is frequently named in the Koran, but not in the scriptural sense. Many passages occur in which divine attributes are ascribed to the Spirit; such, for instance, as omniscience. Compare Jeremiah xvii. 10., with 1 Cor. ii. 10. Eternity also is ascribed, compare Deut. xxxiii. 27, with Hebrews ix, 4.; and for wisdom compare Jude 25, with Ephesians i. 17. In fine, without unnecessarily prolonging this part of the discussion, it may fairly be inferred, that such as the Father is, such is the Son, and such the Holy Ghost. It is far easier to cavil than to disprove the accuracy of the inference.

The doctrine of the Trinity is chargeable with difficulties, but they are by no means of a nature to brand its advocates with the charge of Polytheism. Temperate