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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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THE Design of the ensuing Discourse, is to declare some part of that Glory of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is revealed in the Scripture, and proposed as the principal Object of our Faith, Love, Delight and Admiration. But alas! after our utmost and most diligent enquiries, we must say, How little a portion is it of him, that we can understand! His Glory is incomprehensible, and his praises are unutterable. Some things an illuminated mind may conceive of it; but what we can express in Comparison of what it is in it self, is even less than nothing. But as for those who have forsaken the only true Guide herein, endeavouring to be wise above what is written, and to raise their Contemplations by Fancy and Imagination above Scripture Revelation, (as many have done,) they have darkened Counsel without knowledge, uttering things which they understand not, which have no substance or spiritual food of Faith in them.
THE Design of the ensuing Discourse, is to declare some part of that Glory of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is revealed in the Scripture, and proposed as the principal Object of our Faith, Love, Delight and Admiration. But alas! after our utmost and most diligent enquiries, we must say, How little a portion is it of him, that we can understand! His Glory is incomprehensible, and his praises are unutterable. Some things an illuminated mind may conceive of it; but what we can express in Comparison of what it is in it self, is even less than nothing. But as for those who have forsaken the only true Guide herein, endeavouring to be wise above what is written, and to raise their Contemplations by Fancy and Imagination above Scripture Revelation, (as many have done,) they have darkned Counsel without knowledge, uttering things which they understand not, which have no substance or spiritual food of Faith in them.
HOWBEIT, that real view which we may have of Christ and his Glory in this World by Faith, however weak and obscure ⟨image 3⟩that knowledge which we may attain of them by Divine Revelation, is inexpressibly to be preferred above all other Wisdom, Understanding or Knowledge whatever. So it is declared by him, who will be acknowledged a competent Judge in these things: Yea doubtless (saith he) I account all these things but loss, for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord. He who doth not so, hath no part in him.