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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 8: Representations of the Glory of Christ under the Old Testament.
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.
5. THE Doctrine of his Incarnation whereby he became the Subject of all that Glory which we enquire after, was revealed, although not so clearly as by the Gospel, after the actual accomplishment of the thing it self. In how many places this is done in the Old Testament, I have elsewhere declared; at least I have explained and vindicated many of them (for no man can presume to know them all) Vindic. Evangel. One instance therefore shall here suffice, and this is that of the same Prophet Isaiah chap. 9. v. 6, 7. Unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the government shall be on his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the mighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace, of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the Throne of David and upon his Kingdom to order it and establish it with judgment and Justice from henceforth and for ever, the zeal of the Lord of Hosts will perform this. This one Testimony is sufficient to confound all Jews, Socinians, and other Enemies of the Glory of Christ. I do acknowledge, that notwithstanding this Declaration of the Glory of Christ in his future Incarnation and Rule there remained much darkness in the minds of them unto whom it was then made. For although they might and did acquiesce in the truth of the Revelation, yet they could frame to themselves no notions of the way or manner of its accomplishment. But now when every word of it is explained, declared, and its Mystical Sense visibly laid open unto us ⟨p. 103⟩in the Gospel, and by the accomplishment exactly answering every expression in it, it is Judicial Blindness not to receive it. Nothing but the Satanical Pride of the hearts of men which will admit of no effects of Infinite Wisdom, but what they suppose they can comprehend, can shut their eyes against the Light of this Truth.
5. THE Doctrine of his Incarnation whereby he became the Subject of all that Glory which we enquire after, was revealed, although not so clearly as by the Gospel, after the actual accomplishment of the thing it self. In how many places this is done in the Old Testament, I have elsewhere declared; at least I have explained and vindicated many of them (for no man can presume to know them all) Vindic. Evangel. One instance therefore shall here suffice, and this is that of the same Prophet