IntheeleventhchapterofNumbers，verse17，“Iwilltake，“saithGod，“ofthespiritwhichisuponthee，andwillputituponthem，andtheyshallbeartheburdenofthepeoplewiththee“；thatis，upontheseventyelders：whereupontwooftheseventyaresaidtoprophesyinthecamp；ofwhomsomecomplained，andJoshuadesiredMosestoforbidthem，whichMoseswouldnotdo。WherebyitappearsthatJoshuaknewnottheyhadreceivedauthoritysotodo，andprophesiedaccordingtothemindofMoses，thatistosay，byaspiritorauthoritysubordinatetohisown。
Inthelikesensewereadthat“Joshuawasfullofthespiritofwisdom，becauseMoseshadlaidhishandsuponhim“：*thatis，becausehewasordainedbyMosestoprosecutetheworkhehadhimselfbegunnamely，thebringingofGod’speopleintothepromisedlandbut，preventedbydeath，couldnotfinish。
Inthelikesenseitissaid，“IfanymanhavenottheSpiritofChrist，heisnoneofhis“：*notmeaningtherebytheghostofChrist，butasubmissiontohisdoctrine。Asalso，“HerebyyoushallknowtheSpiritofGod：everyspiritthatconfesseththatJesusChristiscomeinthefleshisofGod“；*2bywhichismeantthespiritofunfeignedChristianity，submissiontothatmainarticleofChristianfaith，thatJesusistheChrist；whichcannotbeinterpretedofaghost。
Likewisethesewords，“AndJesusfulloftheHolyGhost“*thatis，asitisexpressed，Matthew，4。1，andMark，1。12，“oftheHolySpirit“maybeunderstoodforzealtodotheworkforwhichhewassentbyGodtheFather：buttointerpretitofaghostistosaythatGodHimselfforsoourSaviourwaswasfilledwithGod；whichisveryimproperandinsignificant。Howwecametotranslatespiritsbythewordghosts，whichsignifiethnothing，neitherinheavennorearth，buttheimaginaryinhabitantsofman’sbrain，Iexaminenot：
butthisIsay，thewordspiritinthetextsignifiethnosuchthing；buteitherproperlyarealsubstanceor，metaphorically，someextraordinaryabilityoraffectionofthemindorofthebody。