Meditations and Discourses on the Glory of Christ

Name: Meditations and Discourses on the Glory of Christ
Author: John Owen

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.

John Owen 1616–1683London: printed by B.A., 1691

[22], 200 p. · 75k words · Wing O769A · ESTC R38162

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Chapter 14: Other Differences between our Beholding the Glory of Christ by Faith in this World, and…

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IN the Resurrection of the Body, upon its full Redemption, it shall be so purified, sanctified, glorified, as to give no Obstruction unto the Soul in its Operations, but be a ⟨p. 196⟩blessed Organ for its highest and most spiritual Actings. The Body shall never more be a Trouble, a Burden unto the Soul, but an Assistant in its Operations, and participant of its Blessedness. Our Eyes were made to see our Redeemer, and our other Senses to receive impressions from him, according unto their Capacity. As the Bodies of wicked Men shall be restored unto them to increase and complete their Misery in their Sufferings; so shall the Bodies of the Just be restored unto them, to heighten and consummate their Blessedness.

IN the Resurrection of the Body, upon its full Redemption, it shall be so purified, sanctified, glorified, as to give no Obstruction unto the Soul in its Operations, but be a ⟨p. 196⟩blessed Organ for its highest and most spiritual Actings. The Body shall never more be a Trouble, a Burthen unto the Soul, but an Assistant in its Operations, and participant of its Blessedness. Our Eyes were made to see our Redeemer, and our other Sences to receive impressions from him, according unto their Capacity. As the Bodies of wicked Men shall be restored unto them to encrease and compleat their Misery in their Sufferings; so shall the Bodies of the Just be restored unto them, to heighten and consummate their Blessedness.

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3. THESE things are preparatory unto Glory. The complete Communication of it, is by the Infusion of a new heavenly Light into the Mind, enabling us to see the Lord Christ as he is. The Soul shall not be brought into the immediate Presence of Christ without a new Power to behold him, and the immediate Representation of his Glory. Faith now doth cease as unto the manner of its Operation in this Life, whilst we are absent from Christ. This Light of Glory succeeds into its Room, fitted for that State and all the ends of it, as Faith is for that which is present. And,

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The book

Title as printed

Author

John Owen 1616–1683

Place

London

Printer

B.A.

Year

1691

Size

[22], 200 p.

Words

74,841

Catalogue

Wing O769A · ESTC R38162

Text

EEBO-TCP A53708

Passages

587

Sections

Title page

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36