A53713:882
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.
3. Now although it might be expected that they should acquiesce §. 7 in this asseveration of truth it self, yet because they were generally concerned in the ground of the truth of it, he acquaints them with that also; and that we may confess it to be a great matter, that gives certainty and evidence to that proposition, he expresses it negatively and positively; if I go not away he will not come, but if I depart I will send him. Concerning the going away of Christ, I have spoken before: of the Comforter his coming and sending, I shall now treat, as being the thing aimed at.
3. Now although it might be expected that they should acquiesce §. 7 in this asseveration of truth it selfe, yet because they were generally concerned in the ground of the truth of it, he acquaints them with that also; and that we may confesse it to be a great matter, that gives certainty and evidence to that proposition, he expresses it negatively and positively; if I goe not away he will not come, but if I depart I will send him. Concerning the going away of Christ, I have spoken before: of the Comforter his coming and sending, I shall now treat, as being the thing aimed at.
[Greek or Hebrew]: the word being of sundry significations, §. 8 many Translations have thought fit not to restrain it, but do retain the Original word paracletus, so the Syriac also: and as some think, it was a word before in use among the Jews: whence the Chaldee Paraphrast makes use of it, Job. 16. 20. and amongst them it signifies one that so taught others, as to delight them also in his teaching; that is to be their Comforter. In Scripture it hath two eminent significations; an Advocate and a Comforter; in the first sense our Saviour is called [Greek or Hebrew] 1 John 2. 2. whether it be better rendered here an Advocate or a Comforter, may be doubted.
〈non-Latin alphabet〉: the word being of sundry significations, §. 8 many Translations have thought fit not to restraine it, but doe retaine the Originall word paracletus, so the Syriak also: and as some think, it was a word before in use among the Jewes: whence the Chaldee Paraphrast makes use of it,