A53713:1005
Of Communion with God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
Of communion with God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, each person distinctly in love, grace, and consolation, or, The saints fellowship with the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, unfolded by John Owen ...Of communion with God the Father, Sonne, and Holy Ghost, each person distinctly in love, grace, and consolation, or, The saints fellowship with the Father, Sonne, and Holy Ghost, unfolded by John Owen ...
Oxford: printed by A. Lichfield for Tho. Robinson, 1657
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Not long since, his great design (as I manifested,) was to try up Ordinances without the Spirit casting all the reproach §. 6 that he could upon him: now to cry up a Spirit without and against Ordinances, casting all reproach, and contempt possible upon them. Then he would have a ministry without the Spirit: ⟨p. 299⟩now a Spirit without a ministry. Then the reading of the word might suffice without either preaching, or praying by the Spirit: now the Spirit is enough without reading or studying the word at all. Then he allowed a literal embracing of what Christ had don in the flesh, now he talks of Christ in the Spirit only, and denies him to be come in the flesh, the proper character of the false Spirit, we are warned of 1 Joh. 1. 3. Now because it is most certain that the Spirit which we are to hear and embrace, is the Spirit promised by Christ, which is so clear, that Him the Montanists Paraclete, yea and Mahomet pretended himself to be, and those of our days affirm also pretend the same. Let us briefly try them by some of the Effects mentioned, which Christ hath promised to give the Holy Ghost for.
Not long since, his great designe (as I manifested,) was to try up Ordinances without the Spirit casting all the reproach §. 6 that he could upon him: now to cry up a Spirit without and against Ordinances, casting all reproach, and contempt possible upon them. Then he would have a ministry without the Spirit: ⟨p. 299⟩now a Spirit without a ministry. Then the reading of the word might suffice without either preaching, or praying by the Spirit: now the Spirit is enough without reading or studying the word at all. Thē he allowed a litterall embracing of what Christ had don in the flesh, now he talkes of Christ in the Spirit only, and denys him to be come in the flesh, the proper character of the false Spirit, we are warned of 1 Joh. 1. 3. Now because it is most certaine that the Spirit which we are to heare and embrace, is the Spirit promised by Christ, which is so cleare, that Him the Montanists Paraclete, yea and Mahomet pretended himselfe to be, and those of our daies affirme also pretend the same. Let us briefly try them by some of the Effects mentioned, which Christ hath promised to give the Holy Ghost for.