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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.
Having manifested that the Saints hold peculiar Fellowship §. 1 with the Lord Jesus, it nextly follows, that we show wherein it is that they have this peculiar Communion with him.
HAving manifested that the Saints hold peculiar Fellowship §. 1 with the Lord Jesus, it nextly followes, that we shew wherein it is that they have this peculiar Communion with him.
Now this is in GRACE. This is every where ascribed to him by the way of Eminency▪ Joh. 1. v. 14. He dwelt among §. 2 us, full of GRACE and Truth. Grace in the Truth and substance of it. All that awent before was but Typical and in Representation: in the truth and substance, it comes only by Christ. Grace and truth is by Jesus Christ, v. 17. And of his fullness we receive GRACE for GRACE v: 16. that is, we have Communion with him in Grace; we receive from him all manner of Grace whatever, and therein have we Fellowship with him.
Now this is in GRACE. This is every where ascribed to him by the way of Eminency▪ Joh. 1. v. 14. He dwelt among §. 2 us, full of GRACE and Truth. Grace in the Truth and substance of it. All that awent before was but Typpicall and in Representation: in the truth and substance, it comes only by Christ. Grace and truth is by Iesus Christ, v. 17. And of his fullnesse we receive GRACE for GRACE v: 16. that is, we have Communion with him in Grace; we receive from him all manner of Grace whatever, and therein have we Fellowship with him.