A53713:829
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.
2. The Object of their Obedience is represented to them as desirable, when to others as 'tis terrible. In all their approaches §. 23 to God, they eye him as a Father; they call him Father; Gal. 4. 6. not in a form of words, but in the spirit of Sons. God in Christ is continually before them not only as one deserving all the honour and obedience which he requires, but also as one exceedingly to be delighted in, as being all sufficient to satisfy and satiate all the desires of the soul; when others napkin their talents, as having to deal with an austere master, they draw out their strength to the uttermost, as drawing nigh to a gracious rewarder. They go from the principle of life, and love to the bosom of a living and loving Father; they do but return ⟨p. 248⟩the strength they do receive unto the fountain, unto the Ocean.
2. The Object of their Obedience is represented to them as desireable, when to others as 'tis terrible. In all their approaches §. 23 to God, they eye him as a Father; they call him Father; Gal. 4. 6. not in a forme of words, but in the spirit of Sons. God in Christ is continually before them not only as one deserving all the honour and obedience which he requires, but also as one exceedingly to be delighted in, as being all sufficient to satisfie and satiate all the desires of the soule; when others napkin their tallents, as having to deale with an austeer master, they draw out their strength to the uttermost, as drawing nigh to a gracious rewarder. They goe from the principle of life, and love to the bosome of a living and loving Father; they doe but returne ⟨p. 248⟩the strength they doe receive unto the fountaine, unto the Ocean.
3. Their Motive unto obedience is love