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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.
1. As full of infinite wisdom: unto them that believe saith the Apostle, Christ crucified, is the wisdom of God, 1 Cor. 1. 24. §. 40 They see infinite Wisdom in this way of their Acceptation with God. In what darkness, says such an one, in what straits, in what entanglements, was my poor soul? How little able was I to look through the clouds and perplexities wherewith I was encompassed? I looked inwards, and there was nothing, but sin, ⟨p. 217⟩horror, fear, tremblings; I looked upwards, and saw nothing but wrath, curses and vengeance; I knew that God was an Holy and Righteous God, and that no unclean thing should abide before him; I knew that I was a poor, vile, unclean, and sinful creature, and how to bring these two together in Peace, I knew not: but in the Righteousness of Christ, doth a world of Wisdom open it self, dispelling all difficulties and darkness, and manifesting a Reconciliation of all this. O the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! Rom. 11. 33. and Col. 2. 3. but of this before.
1. As full of infinite wisdome: unto them that believe saith the Apostle, Christ crucified, is the wisdome of God, 1 Cor. 1. 24. §. 40 They see infinite Wisdome in this way of their Acceptation with God. In what darknesse, saies such an one, in what streights, in what intanglements, was my poor soule? How little able was I to look through the clouds and perplexities wherewith I was encompassed? I looked inwards, and there was nothing, but sinne, ⟨p. 217⟩horror, feare, tremblings; I looked upwards, and saw nothing but wrath, curses and vengeance; I knew that God was an Holy and Righteous God, and that no uncleane thing should abide before him; I knew that I was a poore, vile, uncleane, and sinfull creature, and how to bring these two together in Peace, I knew not: but in the Righteousnesse of Christ, doth a world of Wisdome open it selfe, dispelling all difficulties and darknesse, and manifesting a Reconciliation of all this. O the depth of the riches of the wisdome and knowledge of God!