Meditations and Discourses on the Glory of Christ

Name: Meditations and Discourses on the Glory of Christ
Author: John Owen

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.

John Owen 1616–1683London: printed by B.A., 1691

[22], 200 p. · 75k words · Wing O769A · ESTC R38162

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Chapter 3: The Glory of Christ in the Mysterious Constitution of his Person.

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GENERALLY Christ is nigh unto Believers, and of a ready Access; and the principal Actings of the Life of Faith, consists in the frequency of our Thoughts concerning him; for hereby Christ liveth in us, as he is said to do, Gal. 2. 20. This we cannot do, unless we have frequent thoughts of him, and converse with him. It is often said among Men, that one lives in another; this cannot be but where the Affections of one are so engaged unto another, that night and day he thinks of him, and is thereby as it were present with him. So ought it to be between Christ and Believers. He dwells in them by Faith; but the Actings of this Life in them (as where-ever Life is, it will be in ⟨p. 54⟩act and exercise) are proportionable unto their Thoughts of him, and Delight in him.

GENERALLY Christ is nigh unto Believers, and of a ready Access; and the principal Actings of the Life of Faith, consists in the frequency of our Thoughts concerning him; for hereby Christ liveth in us, as he is said to do, Gal. 2. 20. This we cannot do, unless we have frequent thoughts of him, and converse with him. It is often said among Men, that one lives in another; this cannot be but where the Affections of one are so ingaged unto another, that night and day he thinks of him, and is thereby as it were present with him. So ought it to be between Christ and Believers. He dwells in them by Faith; but the Actings of this Life in them (as where-ever Life is, it will be in ⟨p. 54⟩act and exercise) are proportionable unto their Thoughts of him, and Delight in him.

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IF therefore we would behold the Glory of Christ, the present direction is, That on all occasions, and frequently when there are no occasions for it by the performance of other Duties, we would abound in thoughts of Him and his Glory. I intend not at present fixed and stated Meditations, which were spoken unto before; but such Thoughts as are more transient, according as our opportunities are. And a great Rebuke it ought to be unto us, when Christ hath at any time in a day been long out of our Minds. The Spouse affirms, That ere she was aware, her soul made her as the Chariots of Amminadeb,

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The book

Title as printed

Author

John Owen 1616–1683

Place

London

Printer

B.A.

Year

1691

Size

[22], 200 p.

Words

74,841

Catalogue

Wing O769A · ESTC R38162

Text

EEBO-TCP A53708

Passages

587

Sections

Title page

Meditations and Discourses on the Glory of Christ

CHAP. IV. The Glory of Christ in his Susception of the Office of a Mediator. First in his Condescension.

CHAP. IV. The Glory of Christ in his Susception of the Office of a Mediator. First in his Condescention.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

CHAP. IV. The Glory of Christ in his Susception of the Office of a Mediator. First in his Condescension.

CHAP. IV. The Glory of Christ in his Susception of the Office of a Mediator. First in his Condescention.