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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 13: The second Difference between our beholding the Glory of Christ by Faith in this World,…
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MEN may retain their Notions concerning Christ, his Person, and his Glory. These cannot be blotted out of their Minds, but by Heresy or obdurate Stupidity. They may have the same Doctrinal Knowledge of him with others; but the sight of his Glory doth not consist therein; They may abide in the outward performance of Duties towards him, as formerly; but yet all this while as unto the especial gracious Communications of himself unto their Souls, and as unto a cheerful refreshing view of his Glory, He may withdraw and hide himself from them.
MEN may retain their Notions concerning Christ, his Person, and his Glory. These cannot be blotted out of their Minds, but by Heresie or obdurate Stupidity. They may have the same Doctrinal Knowledge of him with others; but the sight of his Glory doth not consist therein; They may abide in the outward performance of Duties towards him, as formerly; but yet all this while as unto the especial gracious Communications of himself unto their Souls, and as unto a chearful refreshing view of his Glory, He may withdraw and hide himself from them.
AS under the same outward dispensations of the word, he doth manifest himself unto some, and not unto others; (How is it that thou wilt manifest thy self unto us, and not unto the world? Joh. 14. 22.) Whereon they to whom he doth so manifest himself, do see him to be beautiful, glorious, and lovely (for unto them that believe, he is precious) whilst the others see nothing hereof, but wonder at them, by whom he is admired, Cant. 5. 9. So in the same dispensation of the word, he sometimes hides his face, turns away the Light of his countenance, clouds the beams of his Glory unto some, whilst others are cherished and warmed with them.