A53713:619
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 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⟩are we made righteous, Rom. 5. 18. On what score the obedience of Faith takes place, shall be afterwards declared.
These two things then, complete our Grace of Acceptation; §. 6 sin being removed, and Righteousness bestowed, we have peace with God: are continually accepted before him. There is not any thing to charge us withal: that which was, is taken out of the way by Christ, and nailed to his cross; made fast there: yea publicly and legally cancelled, that it can never be admitted again as an evidence. What Court among men would admit of an Evidence that hath been publicly cancelled, and nailed up for all to see it? So hath Christ dealt with that which was against us; and not only so; but also he puts that upon us, for which we are received into favour: He makes us comely through his beauty: gives us white raiment to stand before the Lord. This is the first part of purchased Grace wherein the Saints have communion with Jesus Christ. In remission of sin, and imputation of Righteousness doth it consist: from the death of Christ, as a price, sacrifice, and a punishment; from the life of Christ spent in obedience to the Law doth it arise. The great product it is of the Fathers Righteousness, Wisdom Love and Grace; the great and astonishable fruit of the Love and condescension of the Son: The great discovery of the Holy Ghost, in the Revelation of the mystery of the Gospel.