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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
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Chapter 3: The Glory of Christ in the Mysterious Constitution of his Person.
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LOOK unto the things of this World, Wives, Children, Possessions, Estates, Power, Friends, and Honour; how amiable are they! How desirable unto the Thoughts of the most of Men! But he who hath obtained a View of the Glory of Christ, will in the midst of them all say, Whom have I in Heaven but thee? There is none on Earth that I desire besides thee, Psal. 73. 25. For who in the Heavens can be compared unto the Lord? Who among the Sons of the mighty, can be compared unto the Lord? Psal. 89. 6.
LOOK unto the things of this World, Wives, Children, Possessions, Estates, Power, Friends, and Honor; how amiable are they! How desirable unto the Thoughts of the most of Men! But he who hath obtained a View of the Glory of Christ, will in the midst of them all say, Whom have I in Heaven but thee? There is none on Earth that I desire besides thee, Psal. 73. 25. For who in the Heavens can be compared unto the Lord? Who among the Sons of the mighty, can be compared unto the Lord? Psal. 89. 6.
HE himself out of his infinite Love and ineffable Condescension, upon the Sight and View of his Church, ⟨p. 46⟩and his own Graces in her, wherewith she is adorned, doth say; Thou hast ravished my Heart, my Sister, my Spouse, thou hast ravished my Heart with one of thine Eves, with one Chain of thy Neck, Cant. 4. 8. How much more ought a believing Soul, upon a View of the Glory of Christ, in whom it pleased the Father, that all Fullness should dwell, to say, Thou hast ravished my Heart, taken it away from me, O thou whom my Soul loveth; One Glance of thy glorious Beauty upon me, hath quite overcome me, hath left no heart in me, unto things here below? If it be not thus with us frequently, if we value not this Object of our Minds and Affections, if we are not diligent in looking up unto him, to behold his Glory, it is because we are carnal, and not in any good measure partakers of the promise, that our Eyes shall see the King in his Beauty.