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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.
3. By taking away the Temptation it self, when it grows so strong and violent that the poor soul knows not what to do. This is called delivering the Godly out of temptation 2 Pet. 2. 9. As a man is plucked out of the snare, and the snare left behind to hold another. This have I known to be the case of many in sundry perplexing Temptations. When they have been quite weary, have tried all means of help and assistance, and have not been able to come to a comfortable issue, on a sudden, unexpectedly the Lord Christ in his tenderness and compassion, rebukes Satan, that they hear not one word more of him as to their temptation, Christ comes in, in the storm and saith peace, be still.
3. By taking away the Temptation it selfe, when it grows so strong and violent that the poor soule knows not what to doe. This is called delivering the Godly out of temptation 2 Pet. 2. 9. As a man is pluckt out of the snare, and the snare left behind to hold another. This have I known to be the case of many in sundry perplexing Temptations. When they have been quite weary, have tryed all meanes of helpe and assistance, and have not been able to come to a comfortable issue, on a suddaine, unexpectedly the Lord Christ in his tendernesse and compassion, rebukes Sathan, that they heare not one word more of him as to their temptation, Christ comes in, in the storme and saith peace, be still.
4. By giving in fresh supplies of Grace, according as Temptations do grow or increase. So was it in the case of Paul, 2 Cor. 12. 9. My Grace is sufficient for thee. The Temptation whatever it were, grew high; Paul was earnest for it's removal; and receives only this Answer of the sufficiency of the grace of God, for his supportment, ⟨p. 163⟩