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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 4: The Glory of Christ in his Susception of the Office of a Mediator. First in his Condesc…
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HEREIN he is a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence unto the unbelieving and disobedient, who stumble at the Word. They cannot, they will not see the Glory of this Condescension, they neither desire nor labour so to do; yea, they hate it and despise it. Christ in it is a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence unto them. Wherefore they choose rather utterly to deny his Divine Person, than allow that he did thus abase himself for our Sakes. Rather than they will own this Glory, they will allow him no Glory. A Man they say he was, and no more, and this was his Glory. This is that Principle of Darkness and Unbelief, which works effectually at this day in the Minds of many. They think it an absurd thing, as the ⟨image 49⟩⟨image 50⟩⟨p. 73⟩Jews did of old, that he being a man should be God also; or on the other hand that the Son of God should thus condescend to take our Nature on him. This they can see no Glory in, no Relief, no Refuge, no Refreshment unto their souls in any of their Distresses: Therefore do they deny his Divine Person: Here Faith triumphs against them, it finds that to be a Glorious Sanctuary, which they cannot at all discern.
HEREIN he is a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence unto the unbelieving and disobedient, who stumble at the Word. They cannot, they will not see the Glory of this Condescention, they neither desire nor labour so to do; yea, they hate it and despise it. Christ in it is a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence unto them. Wherefore they chuse rather utterly to deny his Divine Person, than allow that he did thus abase himself for our Sakes. Rather than they will own this Glory, they will allow him no Glory. A Man they say he was, and no more, and this was his Glory. This is that Principle of Darkness and Unbelief, which works effectually at this day in the Minds of many. They think it an absurd thing, as the ⟨image 49⟩⟨image 50⟩⟨p. 73⟩Jews did of old, that he being a man should be God also; or on the other hand that the Son of God should thus condescend to take our Nature on him. This they can see no Glory in, no Relief, no Refuge, no Refreshment unto their souls in any of their Distresses: Therefore do they deny his Divine Person: Here Faith triumphs against them, it finds that to be a Glorious Sanctuary, which they cannot at all discern.