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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 12: Differences between our beholding the Glory of Christ by Faith in this World, and by si…
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IT was a privilege (who would not have longed to partake of it?) to have seen him with our bodily eyes in the days of his flesh, as did the Apostles and other his Disciples. Howbeit he was not then glorified himself in ⟨p. 153⟩the manifestation of his Glory; nor they who saw him, in the change or transformation of their nature. How great this privilege was, himself declares unto those that so saw him, Mat. 13. 17. Verily I say unto you, that many Prophets and righteous Men have desired to see those things which ye see; whereunto we shall speak immediately. And if this were so excellent a privilege, as that we cannot but congratulate them by whom it was enjoyed, how excellent, how glorious will it be, when with these eyes of ours, gloriously purified and strengthened beyond those of Stephen, we shall behold Christ himself immediately in the fullness of his Glory! He alone perfectly understands the greatness and excellency hereof, who prayed his Father that those who believe, in him, may be where he is, so to behold his Glory.
IT was a priviledge (who would not have longed to partake of it?) to have seen him with our bodily eyes in the days of his flesh, as did the Apostles and other his Disciples. Howbeit he was not then glorified himself in ⟨p. 153⟩the manifestation of his Glory; nor they who saw him, in the change or transformation of their nature. How great this privilenge was, himself declares unto those that so saw him, Mat. 13. 17. Verily I say unto you, that many Prophets and righteous Men have desired to see those things which ye see; whereunto we shall speak immediately. And if this were so excellent a priviledge, as that we cannot but congratulate them by whom it was enjoyed, how excellent, how glorious will it be, when with these eyes of ours, gloriously purified and strengthned beyond those of Stephen, we shall behold Christ himself immediately in the fulness of his Glory! He alone perfectly understands the greatness and excellency hereof, who prayed his Father that those who believe, in him, may be where he is, so to behold his Glory.