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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.
When the Heat of wrath is ready to scorch the Soul; Christ interposing bears it all; under the shadow of his wings, we sit down constantly, quietly, safely putting our trust in him. And all this with great delight. Yea who can express the Joy of a soul safe shadowed from wrath, under the Covert of the Righteousness of the Lord Jesus? There is also Refreshment in a shade from weariness: He is as the shadow of a great Rock in a weary Land: Isa 32. 2. From the power of Corruptions, trouble of Temptations, distress of persecutions, there is in him quiet Rest and Repose; Math. 11. 27. 28.
When the Heate of wrath is ready to scorch the Soule; Christ interposing beares it all; under the shaddow of his wings, we sit downe constantly, quietly, safely putting our trust in him. And all this with great delight. Yea who can expresse the Ioy of a soul safe shaddowed from wrath, under the Covert of the Righteousnesse of the Lord Jesus? There is also Refreshment in a shade from wearinesse: He is as the shaddow of a great Rock in a weary Land: Isa 32. 2. From the power of Corruptions, trouble of Temptations, distresse of persecutions, there is in him quiet Rest and Repose; Math. 11. 27. 28.
Having thus mutually described each other, and so made it manifest, that they cannot but be delighted in Fellowship and §. 6 Communion: in the next verses that Communion of theirs is at large set forth and described. I shall briefly observe four things therein.
Having thus mutually described each other, and so made it manifest, that they cannot but be delighted in Fellowship and §. 6 Communion: in the next verses that Communion of theirs is at large set forth and described. I shall briefely observe foure things therein.