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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 cordially approve of this Righteousness because it is a way and means of the exceeding Exaltation and honour of §. 43 the Lord Jesus, whom their souls do love. Being once brought to an acquaintance with Jesus Christ, their hearts desire nothing more then that He may be honoured and glorified to the utmost, & in all things have the preeminence. Now what can more tend to the advancing and honouring of him in our hearts, then to know that He is made of God unto us, Wisdom and Righteousness 1 Cor. 1. 30. Not that He is this or that part of our Acceptation with God: but He is all, He is the whole. They know that in the account of his working out their acceptation with God. He is
4. They cordially approve of this Righteousnesse because it is a way and meanes of the exceeding Exaltation and honour of §. 43 the Lord Jesus, whom their soules doe love. Being once brought to an acquaintance with Jesus Christ, their hearts desire nothing more then that He may be honoured and glorifyed to the utmost, & in all things have the preheminence. Now what can more tend to the advancing and honouring of him in our hearts, then to know that He is made of God unto us, Wisedome and Righteousnesse 1 Cor. 1. 30. Not that He is this or that part of our Acceptation with God: but He is all, He is the whole. They know that in the account of his working out their acceptation with God. He is
1. Honoured of God his Father: Phil. 2. 7. 8, 9, 10. He §. 44 made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men. And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross; wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name, which is above every name; that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in Heaven and things in earth, and things under the earth: and that every tongue should confess, that Jesus Christ