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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.
The way being thus made plain for us, I come to show §. 1 how we hold particular communion with the Holy Ghost, as he is promised of Christ to be our Comforter, and as working out our Consolation by the means formerly insisted on. Now, the first thing I shall do herein; is the proposal of that, which may be some preparation to the duty under consideration; and this by leading the souls of Believers, to a due valuation of this work of his, towards us, whence he is called our comforter.
THe way being thus made plain for us, I come to shew §. 1 how wo hold particular communion with the Holy Ghost, as he is promised of Christ to be our Comforter, and as working out our Consolation by the meanes formerly insisted on. Now, the first thing I shall doe herein; is the proposall of that, which may be some preparation to the duty under consideration; and this by leading the soules of Believers, to a due valuation of this work of his, towards us, whence he is called our comforter.
To raise up our hearts to this frame, and fit us for the duty §. 2 intended, let us consider these three things.
1. First, What it is he comforts us against. 2. Secondly, Wherewith he Comforts us. 3. Thirdly, The principle of all his actings, and operations in us for our consolation.