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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.
and cries, in the Lord Jesus only is my aRighteousness and Glory. Prov. 3. 13, 14, 15. among innumerable Testimonies may be admitted to give witness hereunto, Happy is the man that findeth wisdom and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of it, is better then the Merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof then fine Gold; she is more precious then rubies and all the things that thou canst desire, are not to be compared to her. It is of Jesus Christ, the wisdom of God, the Eternal wisdom of the Father that the Holy Ghost speaks, as is evident from the description which is given hereof chap. 8 He and his ways are better then silver and gold, rubies, and all desirable things. As in the Gospel he likens himself to the bbpearl in the field, which when the Merchant man finds, he sells all that he hath to purchase. All goes for Christ, all righteousness without him, all ways of Religion, all goes for ⟨p. 157⟩that one pearl. The Glory of his Deity, the Excellency of his person, his all-conquering desirableness, ineffable Love, wonderful undertaking, unspeakable Condescensions, effectual Mediation, complete Righteousness; lye in their eyes, ravish their hearts, fill their Affections, and possess their souls. And this is the second mutual conjugal affection between Christ and Believers, all which on the part of Christ, may be referred unto two heads.
and crys, in the Lord Jesus only is my aRighteousnesse and Glory. Prov. 3. 13, 14, 15. among innumerable Testimonies may be admitted to give witnesse hereunto, Happy is the man that findeth wisedome and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandize of it, is better then the Merchandize of silver, and the gaine thereof then fine Gold; she is more pretious then rubyes and all the things that thou canst desire, are not to be compared to her. It is of Jesus Christ, the wisedome of God, the Eternall wisedome of the Father that the Holy Ghost speakes, as is evident from the description which is given hereof chap. 8 He and his ways are better then silver and gold, rubies, and all desireable things. As in the Gospell he likens himselfe to the