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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. THE most of our Spiritual Decays and Barrenness arise from an inordinate admission of other things into our Minds; for these are they that weaken Grace in all it's Operations. But when the Mind is filled with thoughts of Christ and his Glory, when the Soul thereon cleaves unto him with intense Affections, they will cast out, or not give admittance unto those causes of Spiritual Weakness and Indisposition: See Col. 3. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Ephes. 5. 8.
2. WHERE we are engaged in this Duty, it will stir up every Grace unto it's due Exercise, which is that wherein the Spiritual Revival enquired after, doth consist. This is all we desire, all we long for, this will make us fat and flourishing, namely, that every Grace of the Spirit have it's due Exercise in us. See Rom. 5. 3, 4, 5. 2 Pet. 1. 5, 6, 7, 8. Whereas therefore, ⟨image 145⟩Christ himself is the first proper adequate Object of all Grace, and all it's Exercise, (for it first respects him, and then other things for him) when the Mind is fixed on him, and his Glory, every Grace will be in a Readiness for it's due Exercise. And without this we shall never attain it by any Resolutions or Endeavours of our own, let us make the Trial when we please.
2. WHERE we are ingaged in this Duty, it will stir up every Grace unto it's due Exercise, which is that wherein the Spiritual Revival enquired after, doth consist. This is all we desire, all we long for, this will make us fat and flourishing, namely, that every Grace of the Spirit have it's due Exercise in us. See Rom. 5. 3, 4, 5.