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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. The Tenderness, and Compassion of Christ towards his Church is here intended: He looks on it, with the eyes of §. 35 gall-less Doves; with tenderness and careful compassion; without Anger, wrath, fury, or thoughts of revenge. So is the eye interpreted Deut. 11. 12. the eyes of the Lord thy God are upon that land: Why so! it is a Land that the Lord thy God careth for: careth for it in mercy: so are the Eyes of Christ on us, as the eyes of one that in tenderness careth for us; that lays out his Wisdom, knowledge, and understanding, in all tender Love in our behalf. He is the stone, that foundation stone of the Church, whereon are seven eyer, Zech. 3 9. wherein there is a perfection of wisdom, knowledge, care and kindness for its guidance.
1. The Tendernesse, and Compassion of Christ towards his Church is here intended: He looks on it, with the eyes of §. 35 gallesse Doves; with tendernesse and carefull compassion; without Anger, wrath, fury, or thoughts of revenge. So is the eye interpreted Deut. 11. 12. the eyes of the Lord thy God are upon that land: Why so! it is a Land that the Lord thy God careth for: careth for it in mercy: so are the Eyes of Christ on us, as the eyes of one that in tendernesse careth for us; that layes out his Wisdome, knowledge, and understanding, in all tender Love in our behalfe. He is the stone, that foundation stone of the Church, whereon are seven eyer, Zech. 3 9. wherein there is a perfection of wisdome, knowledge, care and kindnesse for its guidance.
2d Purity; as washed Doves eyes for purity; This may be taken either subjectively, for the Excellency, and immixed cleanness §. 36 and purity of his sight, and knowledge in himself; or Objectively, for his delighting to behold purity in others. He is of purer eyes, then to behold iniquity,