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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.
5. The Rule of their walking with God is the law of §. 26 liberty, as divested of all its terrifying, threatening, killing, condemning, cursing power, and rendered in the blood of Jesus, sweet, tender, useful, directing, helpful as a rule of walking in the life they have received, not the way of working for the life they have not. I might give more instances. These may suffice to manifest that liberty of Obedience in the family of God which his sons, and daughters have, that the poor convinced Gibeonites are not acquainted withal.
5. The Rule of their walking with God is the law of §. 26 liberty, as divested of all its terrifying, threatning, killing, condemning, cursing power, and rendred in the blood of Jesus, sweet, tender, usefull, directing, helpfull as a rule of walking in the life they have received, not the way of working for the life they have not. I might give more instances. These may suffice to manifest that liberty of Obedience in the family of God which his sons, and daughters have, that the poor convinced Gibeonites are not acquainted withall.
2. The second thing which the Children of God have by §. 27 Adoption, is Title. They have Title & right to all the privileges and advantages of the family whereinto they are translated; This is the preeminence of the true sons of any family. The ground on which Sarah pleaded the ejection of Ishmael was, that he was the son of the bondwoman: Gen. 21. 10 and so no genuine Child of the family, and therefore could have no right of heir ship with Isaac. The Apostles arguing is, we are no more servants but Sons, and if Sons then heirs Rom. 8. 14, 16. then have we right and Title, and being not borne hereunto (for by nature we are the Children of wrath) we have this Right by our Adoption.
2. The second thing which the Children of God have by §. 27 Adoption, is Title. They have Title & right to all the priviledges and advantages of the family whereinto they are translated; This is the preheminence of the true sons of any family. The ground on which Sarah pleaded the ejection of Ishmael was, that he was the son of the bondwoman: