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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.
Communion with Christ, in purchased Grace, as unto Acceptation with God, from the Obedience of his Life, §. 1 and efficacy of his death, is the first thing we enquire into. The discovery of what on the part of Christ, and what on our part is required thereunto (for our mutual actings, even his and ours are necessary, that we may have fellowship and Communion together herein,) is that which herein I intend.
COmmunion with Christ, in purchased Grace, as unto Acceptation with God, from the Obedience of his Life, §. 1 and efficacy of his death, is the first thing we enquire into. The discovery of what on the part of Christ, and what on our part is required thereunto (for our mutuall actings, even his and ours are necessary, that we may have fellowship and Communion together herein,) is that which herein I intend.
1. On the part of Christ there is no more required but these §. 2 two things 1. That what he did, He did not for himself but for us, 2. What he suffered, he suffered not for himself but for us. That is, that his intention from Eternity, & when he was in the World, was that all that he did and suffered, was & should be for us, and our advantage as to our Acceptance with God: That he still continueth making use of what he so did and suffered, for that end and purpose, and that only. Now this is most evident.
1. On the part of Christ there is no more required but these §. 2 two things 1. That what he did, He did not for himselfe but for us, 2. What he suffered, he suffered not for himselfe but for us. That is, that his intention from Eternity, & when he was in the World, was that all that he did and suffered, was & should be for us, and our advantage as to our Acceptance with God: That he still continueth making use of what he so did and suffered, for that end and purpose, and that only. Now this is most evident.