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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 6: The Glory of Christ in the Discharge of his Mediatory Office.
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.
This was the Original Glory of his Obedience. The Wisdom, the Grace, the Love, the Condescension that was in this Choice, animated every Act, every Duty of his Obedience rendering it amiable in the sight of God, and useful unto us. So when he went unto John to be baptized, he who knew he had no need of it on his own Account, would have declined the Duty of administering that Ordinance unto him; but he replied, Suffer it to be so now, for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness, Mat. 3. 15. This I have undertaken willingly of my own accord without any need of it for my self, and therefore will discharge it. For him who was Lord of all universally, thus to submit himself to Universal Obedience, carrieth along with it an Evidence of Glorious Grace.
This was the Original Glory of his Obedience. The Wisdom, the Grace, the Loye, the Condescention that was in this Choice, animated every Act, every Duty of his Obedience rendring it amiable in the sight of God, and useful unto us. So when he went unto John to be baptized, he who knew he had no need of it on his own Account, would have declined the Duty of administring that Ordinance unto him; but he replied, Suffer it to be so now, for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness, Mat. 3. 15. This I have undertaken willingly of my own accord without any need of it for my self, and therefore will discharge it. For him who was Lord of all universally, thus to submit himself to Universal Obedience, carrieth along with it an Evidence of Glorious Grace.
2. THIS Obedience as unto the use and end of it, was not for himself, but for us. We were obliged unto it, and could not perform it; he was not obliged unto it any otherwise but by a free Act of his own Will, and did perform it. God gave him this Honour, that he should obey for the whole Church, that by his obedience we should ⟨p. 85⟩be made righteous,