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Meditations and discourses concerning the glory of Christ applied unto unconverted sinners, and saints…Meditations and discourses concerning the glory of Christ applyed unto unconverted sinners, and saints…
Meditations and discourses concerning the glory of Christ applied unto unconverted sinners, and saints under spiritual decays : in two chapters, from John XVII, xxiv / by the late Reverend John Owen ...Meditations and discourses concerning the glory of Christ applyed unto unconverted sinners, and saints under spiritual decayes : in two chapters, from John XVII, xxiv / by the late Reverend John Owen ...
London: printed by J.A. for William Marshall, 1691
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HENCE the great Design of the Devil in the beginning of the Preaching of the Gospel, was to blind the Eyes of Men, and fill their Minds with Prejudices, that they might not behold this Glory of his; So the Apostle gives an Account of his Success in this Design, 2 Cor. 4. 3, 4. If our Gospel be hid, it is hid unto them that are lost, in whom the God of this World hath blinded the Minds of them that believe not, lest the Light of the glorious Gospel of Christ, who is the Image of God, should shine unto them. By various Ways and Methods of Deceit, to secure the Reputation he had got, of being God of this World, by Pretences and Appearances of supernatural Power and Wisdom, he laboured to blind the Eyes of Men with Prejudices against that glorious Light of the Gospel, which proposed the Lord Christ as the only Image of God. This Blindness, this Darkness is cured in them that believe, by the mighty Power of God; For God who commanded the Light to shine out of Darkness, hath irradiated our Hearts with the Knowledge of the Glory of God in the Face of Jesus Christ, v. 6. wherein true, saving Faith doth consist. Under this Darkness perished the unbelieving World of Jews and Gentiles; and such is the present Condition of all by whom the Divine Person of Christ is denied; for no mere Creature can ever make a perfect Representation of God unto us. But we must a little further enquire into this Mystery.
SINCE Men fell from God by sin, it is no small part of their Misery and Punishment, that they are covered with thick Darkness and Ignorance of the Nature of God. They know him not, they have not seen him at any time: Hence is that Promise to the Church in Christ, Isa. 60. 1, 2. For behold the Darkness shall cover the Earth, and gross Darkness the People: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his Glory shall be seen upon thee.