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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. In respect of the Rise and Fountain of it. 2. Of its nature, or wherein it consisteth. 1. It hath a threefold Rise, Spring, or Causality in Christ. 1. The Obedience of his Life. 2. The Suffering of his Death. 3. His continued Intercession. All the Actions of Christ as ⟨p. 176⟩Mediator, leading to the Communication of Grace unto us; may be either referred to these heads, or to some things that are subservient to them, or consequents of them.
1. In respect of the Rise and Fountaine of it. 2. Of its nature, or wherein it consisteth. 1. It hath a threefold Rise, Spring, or Causality in Christ. 1. The Obedience of his Life. 2. The Suffering of his Death. 3. His continued Intercession. All the Actions of Christ as ⟨p. 176⟩Mediatour, leading to the Communication of Grace unto us; may be either referred to these heads, or to some things that are subservient to them, or consequents of them.
For the nature of this Grace wherein we have Communion with Christ flowing from these heads and fountains, it may §. 2 be referred to these three.
For the nature of this Grace wherin we have Communion with Christ flowing from these heads and fountaines, it may §. 2 be referred to these three.
1. Grace of Justification or acceptation with God, which makes a relative change in us, as a state and condition. 2. Grace of Sanctification or Holiness before God, which makes a real change in us, as to principle and operation. 3. Grace of Privilege, which is mixed, as we shall show, if I go forth to the handling thereof.