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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. Actual influence for the performance of every spiritual duty whatever. After the Saints have both the former, yet Christ §. 12 ⟨p. 197⟩tells them that without him they can do nothing, Joh. 15. 5. They are still in dependence upon him, for new influences of Grace, or supplies of the spirit, they cannot live and spend upon the old stock: for every new act they must have new Grace: He must work in us to will and to do of his good pleasure, Phil. 2. 13. And in these three thus briefly named consists that purchased Grace in the point of Sanctification, as to the collating of purity and cleanness wherein we have Communion with Christ.
3. Actuall influence for the performance of every spirituall duty whatever. After the Saints have both the former, yet Christ §. 12 ⟨p. 197⟩tels them that without him they can doe nothing, Joh. 15. 5. They are still in dependance upon him, for new influences of Grace, or supplys of the spirit, they cannot live and spend upon the old stock: for every new act they must have new Grace: He must worke in us to will and to doe of his good pleasure, Phil. 2. 13. And in these three thus briefely named consists that purchased Grace in the point of Sanctification, as to the collating of purity and cleannesse wherein we have Communion with Christ.
Thirdly, this purchased Grace consists, in privileges to stand before God, and these are of two sorts: 1. Primary. 2. Consequential: §. 13 Primary is Adoption: The Spirit of Adoption: Consequential, are all the favours of the Gospel, which the Saints alone have right unto. But of this I shall speak when I come to the last branch of Communion with the Holy Ghost.