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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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NOW the first of these is the Life, Vigour and effectual Acting of all Grace in us. This is an inseparable consequent and effect of a view of his Glory. Whilst we enjoy it, we live; nevertheless not we, but Christ liveth in us, exciting and acting all his Graces in us.
NOW the first of these is the Life, Vigor and effectual Acting of all Grace in us. This is an inseparable consequent and effect of a view of his Glory. Whilst we enjoy it, we live; nevertheless not we, but Christ liveth in us, exciting and acting all his Graces in us.
THIS is that which the Apostle instructeth us in: while we behold his Glory, as in a Glass, we are transformed into the same Image from Glory to Glory, 2 Cor. 3. 18. That is, whilst by faith we contemplate on the Glory of Christ as revealed in the Gospel, all Grace will thrive and flourish in us towards a perfect Conformity unto him. For whilst we abide in this View and Contemplation, our Souls will be preserved in holy Frames, and in a continual exercise of Love and Delight, with all other spiritual Affections towards him. It is impossible whilst Christ is in the eye of our Faith as proposed in the Gospel, but that we shall labour to be like him and greatly love him. Neither is there any way for us to attain unto either of these which are the great concernments of our Souls, namely to be like unto Christ and to love him, but by a constant view of him and his Glory by faith which powerfully and effectually works them in us. All the Doctrinal Knowledge which we have of him is useless; all the view we have of his Glory is but Fancy, Imagination or Superstition, which are not accompanied with this transforming Power. And that which is wrought by it, is the increase and vigour of all Grace; for therein alone our Conformity unto him doth consist. Growth in Grace, Holiness and Obedience, is a growing like unto Christ, and nothing else is so.
THIS is that which the Apostle instructeth us in: while we behold his Glory, as in a Glass, we are transformed into the same Image from Glory to Glory,