A53713:734
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. This exceedingly endears the souls of the Saints to him, §. 56 and constrains them to put a due valuation upon him, his Love, his Righteousness and Grace. When they find, and have the daily use of it, then they do it. Who would not love him: I have been with the Lord Jesus, may the poor soul say: I have left my sins, my by burden with him, and he hath given me his Righteousness, wherewith I am going with boldness to God. I was dead, and am alive, for He dyed for me; I was cursed, and am blessed, for He was made a curse for me; I was troubled, but have peace, for the chastisement of my peace was upon him; I knew not what to do, nor whither to cause my sorrow to go; by him have I received joy unspeakable and Glorious: if I do not love him, delight in him, obey him, live to him, dye for him, I am worse then the Devils in hell. Now the great aim of Christ in the world, is, to have an high place and esteem in the hearts of his people: to have there, (as He hath in himself,) the preeminence in all things; not to be jostled up and down among other things: to be all, and in all. And thus are the Saints of God prepared to esteem him, upon the engaging themselves to this Communion with him.
2. This exceedingly endeares the soules of the Saints to him, §. 56 and constraines them to put a due valuation upon him, his Love, his Righteousnesse and Grace. When they find, and have the daily use of it, then they do it. Who would not love him: I have been with the Lord Jesus, may the poore soule say: I have left my sins, my by burthen with him, and he hath given me his Righteousnesse, wherewith I am going with boldnesse to God. I was dead, and am alive, for He dyed for me; I was cursed, and am blessed, for He was made a curse for me; I was troubled, but have peace, for the chastisement of my peace was upon him; I knew not what to doe, nor whither to cause my sorrow to goe; by him have I received joy unspeakable and Glorious: if I doe not love him, delight in him, obey him, live to him, dye for him, I am worse then the Devills in hell. Now the great ayme of Christ in the world, is, to have an high place and esteeme in the hearts of his people: to have there, (as He hath in himselfe,) the preheminence in all things; not to be justled up and downe among other things: to be all, and in all. And thus are the Saints of God prepared to esteeme him, upon the engaging themselves to this Communion with him.