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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 9: The Glory of Christ in his intimate Conjunction with the Church.
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.
2. IT is to be observed that this Administration of Justice is not promiscuous, that any whatever, may be punished for the sins of any others. There is always a ⟨p. 108⟩special Cause and Reason of it; and this is a peculiar conjunction between them who sin, and those who are punished for their sins. And two Things belong unto this Conjunction. (1.) Especial Relation. (2.) Especial mutual Interest.
1. THERE is an especial Relation required unto this Translation of Punishment. Such as that between Parents and Children, as in most of the Instances before given; or between a King and Subjects, as in the Case of David. Hereby the Persons sinning, and those suffering, are constituted one Body, wherein if one Member offend, another may justly suffer: The back may answer for what the hands takes away.
1. THERE is an especial Relation required unto this Translation of Punishment. Such as that between Parents and Children, as in most of the Instances before given; or between a King and Subjects, as in the Case of David. Hereby the Persons sinning, and those suffering, are constituted one Body, wherein if one Member offend, anonother may justly suffer: The back may answer for what the hands takes away.
2. IT consists in mutual Interest. Those whose sins are punished in others, have such an Interest in them, as that their being so, is a punishment unto themselves. Therefore are such sinners threatened with the punishment and evils that shall befall their Posterity or Children for their sakes which is highly penal unto themselves,