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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.
This then is the first part of our first Demonstration, that all true, and sound Wisdom and Knowledge, is laid up in the Lord Christ, and from him alone to be obtained: because our Wisdom consisting in a main part of it, in the Knowledge of God, his Nature and his Properties, this lies wholly hid in Christ, nor can possibly be obtained but by him.
This then is the first part of our first Demonstration, that all true, and sound Wisedome and Knowledge, is laid up in the Lord Christ, and from him alone to be obtained: because our Wisdome consisting in a maine part of it, in the Knowledge of God, his Nature and his Properties, this lyes wholy hid in Christ, nor can possibly be obtained but by him.
For the knowledge of our selves, which is the Second part of §. 22 our dwisdom, this consists in these three things which our Saviour sends his Spirit to convince the world of: even sin, Righteousness, and Judgment, Joh. 6. 8. to know our selves in reference unto these three, is a main part of true and sound wisdom, for they all respect the supernatural and immortal End whereunto we are appointed, and there is none of these, that we can attain unto, but only in Christ.
For the knowledge of our selves, which is the Second part of §. 22 our dwisedome, this consists in these three things which our Saviour sends his Spirit to convince the world of: even sinne, Righteousnesse, and Judgment, Joh. 6. 8. to know our selves in reference unto these three, is a main part of true and sound wisdome, for they all respect the supernaturall and immortall End whereunto we are appointed, and there is none of these, that we can attaine unto, but only in Christ.