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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.
4. They being given unto him, He undertaking for them, to do and suffer, what was on their part required, He received on §. 15 their behalf and for them, all the promises of all the Mercies, Grace, good things and Privileges, which they were to receive, upon the account of his undertaking for them. On this account, Eternal life is said to be promised of God before the world began, Titus 1. 2. That is to the Son of God for us, on his undertaking on our behalf. And Grace also is said to be given unto us before the World was, 2 Tim. 1. 9. that is in Christ our appointed head, Mediator, and Representative.
4. They being given unto him, He undertaking for them, to doe and suffer, what was on their part required, He received on §. 15 their behalfe and for them, all the promises of all the Mercies, Grace, good things and Priviledges, which they were to receive, upon the account of his undertaking for them. On this account, Eternall life is said to be promised of God before the world began, Titus 1. 2. That is to the Son of God for us, on his undertaking on our behalfe. And Grace also is said to be given unto us before the World was, 2 Tim. 1. 9. that is in Christ our appointed head, Mediatour, and Representative.
5. Christ being thus a Common Person, a Mediator, Surely, and Representative of his Church, upon his undertaking, as to efficacy §. 16 and merit, and upon his Actual performance as to solemn declaration, was, as such, acquitted, absolved, justified and freed, from all and every thing, that on the behalf of the Elect, as ⟨p. 204⟩due to them, was charged upon him, or could so be: I say as to all the Efficacy and merit of his undertakings, He was immediately absolved upon his faithfulness, in his first engagement: and thereby all the Saints of the Old Testament, were saved by his blood no less then we. As to solemn declaration, He was so absolved, when the pains of Death being loosed, He was declared to be the Son of God with power,