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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.
THESE things are, it may be, of little use unto some. Such as are Babes in spiritual Knowledge and Understanding, either because they are Carnal, 1 Cor. 3. 1, 2. or slothful in hearing, Heb. 5. 12, 13, 14. are not capable of these Divine Mysteries. And therefore the Apostle did in an especial manner declare this Wisdom of God in a Mystery unto them that were perfect, 1 Cor. 2. 6, 7. That is, who were more grown in spiritual Knowledge, and had their Senses exercised to discern Good and Evil. It is unto them who are exercised in the Contemplation of invisible things, who delight to walk in the more retired Paths of Faith and Love, to whom they are precious.
SOME few Inferences from the Whole of what hath been declared, shall put a Close to this part of our Discourse.
1. THE Holy Properties of the Divine Nature are not only represented unto our Faith in Christ as unto their own essential Glory, but as they are in the Exercise of their Powers for the Salvation of the Church. In him do we behold the Wisdom, Goodness, Love, Grace, Mercy and Power of God acting themselves in the Contrivance, Constitution, and efficacious Accomplishment of the great Work of our Redemption and Salvation. This gives, as unto us, an unutterable Lustre unto the Native Amiableness of the Divine Excellencies. The Wisdom and Love of God are in themselves infinitely Glorious, infinitely Amiable; nothing can be added unto them, there can be no increase of their essential Glory. Howbeit as they are eternally resident in the Divine Nature, and absolutely the same with it, we cannot so comprehend them, as to have an endearing satiating View of their Glory: But as they are exerted in the Work of the Redemption