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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.
1. There is a mutual Resignation or making over of their Persons one to another. This is the first Act of Communion, as to the §. 7 personal Grace of Christ. Christ makes himself over to the Soul to be his, as to all the love, care, and tenderness of an husband; and the soul gives up it self wholly unto the Lord Christ, to be his, as to all loving, tender obedience. And herein is the main of Christs & the Saints Espousals. This in the Prophet is set out under a parable of himself and an Harlot, Hos. 3. 3. ⟨p. 61⟩Thou shalt abide for me (saith he unto her) thou shalt not be for another, and I will be for thee. Poor Harlot saith the Lord Christ, I have bought thee unto my self with the price of mine own Blood, and now this is that which we will consent unto, I WILL BE FOR THEE, and THOU SHALT BE FOR ME, and not for another.
1. There is a mutual Resignation or making over of their Persons one to another. This is the first Act of Communion, as to the §. 7 personall Grace of Christ. Christ makes himselfe over to the Soule to be his, as to all the love, care, and tendernesse of an husband; and the soule gives up it selfe wholly unto the Lord Christ, to be his, as to all loving, tender obedience. And herein is the main of Christs & the Saints Espousals. This in the Prophet is set out under a parable of himselfe and an Harlot, Hos. 3. 3. ⟨p. 61⟩Thou shalt abide for me (saith he unto her) thou shalt not be for another, and I will be for thee. Poor Harlot saith the Lord Christ, I have bought thee unto my selfe with the price of mine own Blood, and now this is that which we will consent unto, I WILL BE FOR THEE, and THOU SHALT BE FOR MEE, and not for another.
1. Christ gives himself to the Soul with all his Excellencies, §. 8 Righteousness, Preciousness, Graces and Eminences, to be its Saviour, Head, and Husband, for ever to dwell with it, in this holy Relation. He looks upon the souls of his Saints, likes them well, counts them fair, and beautiful, because he hath made them so. Cat. 1. 15. Behold thou art fair my Companion, behold thou art fair, thou hast Doves Eyes. Let others think what they please, Christ redoubles it that the Souls of his Saints are very beautiful, even perfect through his Comeliness which he puts upon them, Ezek. 15. v. 14. behold thou art fair, thou art fair; particularly that their Spiritual Light is very Excellent and Glorious, like the Eyes of a Dove, tender, discerning, clear and shining. Therefore