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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
Part › Chapter 4: Inferences on the Former Doctrine concerning Communion with the Father in Love.
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He commendeth his Love unto us: Rom: 5. 8. Behold what manner of Love the Father hath bestowed on us? Joh. ch. 3. v. 1. Whence then is this folly? men are afraid to have good thoughts of God. They think it a boldness to Eye God, as good, gracious, tender, kind, loving: I speak of Saints; but for the other side, they can judge him hard, austere, severe, almost implacable, and fierce, (the very worst Affections, of the very worst of men, and most hated of him, Rom. ch: 1. v. 31. 2 Tim: 3. 3.) and think herein they do well. Is not this Soul-deceit from Satan? was it not his design from the beginning to inject such thoughts of God? Assure thy self then, there is nothing more acceptable unto the Father, then for us to keep up our hearts unto him, as the eternal fountain of all that rich Grace, which flows out to sinners in the blood of Jesus. and,
He commendeth his Love unto us: Rom: 5. 8. Behold what manner of Love the Father hath bestowed on us? Joh. ch. 3. v. 1. Whence then is this folly? men are afraid to have good thoughts of God. They think it a boldnesse to Eye God, as good, gracious, tender, kind, loving: I speak of Saints; but for the other side, they can judge him hard, austere, severe, almost implacable, and fierce, (the very worst Affections, of the very worst of men, and most hated of him, Rom. ch: 1. v. 31. 2 Tim: 3. 3.) and think herein they doe well. Is not this Soule-deceit from Sathan? was it not his designe from the beginning to inject such thoughts of God? Assure thy selfe then, there is nothing more acceptable unto the Father, then for us to keep up our hearts unto him, as the eternall fountaine of all that rich Grace, which flowes out to sinners in the blood of Jesus. and,
2. This will be exceeding effectual to endear thy soul unto God, to cause thee to delight in him, and to make thy abode with him. Many Saints have no greater burden in their Lives, then that their Hearts do not come clearly and fully up, constantly to delight and rejoice in God: that there is still an indisposedness of Spirit unto close walking with him. What is at the bottom of this distemper? Is it not their unskilfulness in, or