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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
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2. It is a Testimony and pledge of Adoption: a sign and evidence ⟨p. 214⟩of Grace, that is, of Acceptation with God. And 3ly. the whole expression of our thankfulness. Now there is not one of all these Causes and Reasons of the necessity, the indispensable necessity, of our Obedience, good works, and personal Righteousness, but would require a more large discourse to unfold and explain, then I have allotted to the proposal of them all: And innumerable others there are of the same import, that I cannot name. He that upon these Accounts doth not think universal Holiness and Obedience to be of indispensable necessity, un. less also it be exalted into the room of the Obedience and Righteousness of Christ, let him be filthy still.
2. It is a Testimony and pledge of Adoption: a signe and evidence ⟨p. 214⟩of Grace, that is, of Acceptation with God. And 3ly. the whole expression of our thankfulnesse. Now there is not one of all these Causes and Reasons of the necessity, the indispensible necessity, of our Obedience, good workes, and personall Righteousnesse, but would require a more large discourse to unfold and explain, then I have allotted to the proposall of them all: And innumerable others there are of the same import, that I cannot name. He that upon these Accounts doth not think universall Holinesse and Obedience to be of indispensible necessity, un. lesse also it be exalted into the roome of the Obedience and Righteousnesse of Christ, let him be filthy still.
These Objections being Removed, and having at the entrance of this Chapter, declared what is done on the part of Christ, as §. 35 to our fellowship with him, in this purchased Grace, as to our Acceptation with God; It remains that I now show, what also is required and performed on our part, for the completing thereof: this then consists in the ensuing particulars.
These Objections being Removed, and having at the entrance of this Chapter, declared what is done on the part of Christ, as §. 35 to our fellowship with him, in this purchased Grace, as to our Acceptation with God; It remaines that I now shew, what also is required and performed on our part, for the compleating thereof: this then consists in the ensuing particulars.