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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.
But yet farther, This will not complete our Acceptation with God. The old quarrel may be laid aside, and yet, no new §. 5 friendship begun. We may be not sinners, and yet not be so far Righteous, as to have a right to the Kingdom of Heaven. Adam had no right to life, because he was innocent, he must moreover do this, and then he shall live: He must not only have a negative Righteousness, he was not guilty of any thing; but also a positive Righteousness, he must do all things.
But yet farther, This will not compleat our Acceptation with God. The old quarrell may be laid aside, and yet, no new §. 5 friendship begun. We may be not sinners, and yet not be so farre Righteous, as to have a right to the Kingdome of Heaven. Adam had no right to life, because he was innocent, he must moreover doe this, and then he shall live: He must not only have a negative Righteousnesse, he was not guilty of any thing; but also a positive Righteousnesse, he must doe all things.
This then is required in the second place to our complete acceptation, that we have not only the not imputation of sin, but also a reckoning of Righteousness. Now this we have, in the Obedience of the life of Christ. This also was discovered in the last Chapter. The obedience of the life of Christ was for us, is imputed to us and is our righteousness before God: by his obedience ⟨p. 194⟩are we made righteous, Rom. 5. 18. On what score the obedience of Faith takes place, shall be afterwards declared.
This then is required in the second place to our compleat acceptation, that we have not only the not imputation of sinne, but also a reckoning of Righteousnesse. Now this we have, in the Obedience of the life of Christ. This also was discovered in the last Chapter. The obedience of the life of Christ was for us, is imputed to us and is our righteousnesse before God: by his obedience ⟨p. 194⟩