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Meditations and Discourses on the Glory of Christ
Meditations and discourses on the glory of Christ, in his person, office, and grace with the differences between faith and sight applied unto the use of them that believe / by the late Reverend John Owen, D.D.
London: printed by B.A., 1691
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Chapter 2: The Glory of the Person of Christ, as the only Representative of God unto the Church.
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.
THE most pernicious effect of Unbelief under the preaching of the Gospel is, that together with an influence of Power from Satan, it blinds the eyes of mens minds, that they should not see this Glory of Christ, whereon they perish eternally, 2 Cor. 4. 3, 4.
BUT the most of those who at this day are called Christians are strangers unto this duty: Our Lord Jesus Christ told the Pharisees, that notwithstanding all their boasting of the knowledge of God, they had not heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape; that is as Moses did. They had no real acquaintance with him, they had no spiritual view of his Glory; and so it is amongst our selves. Notwithstanding the general profession that is of the Knowledge of Christ, they are but few who thus behold his Glory; and therefore few who are transformed into his Image and Likeness.
SOME Men speak much of the Imitation of Christ, and following of his Example; and it were well if we could see more of it really in effect. But no Man shall ever become like unto him, by bare Imitation of his Actions, without that view or intuition of his Glory which alone is accompanied ⟨p. 30⟩with a transforming power to change them into the same image.