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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.
1. That the will of the Spirit is in the work; [Greek or Hebrew] he comes forth himself? frequent mention is made (as we shall see afterwards) of his being sent, his being given and poured out: that it might not be thus apprehended, either that this spirit were altogether an inferior, created Spirit, a mere servant, as some have blasphemed, nor yet merely & principally as to his personality the virtue of God as some have fancied; He hath [Greek or Hebrew] personal properties applied to him in this work arguing his personality and liberty; [Greek or Hebrew]. He of himself and of his own accord proceedeth.
1. That the will of the Spirit is in the worke; 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 he comes forth himselfe? frequent mention is made (as we shall see afterwards) of his being sent, his being given and powred out: that it might not be thus apprehended, either that this spirit were altogether an inferiour, created Spirit, a meer servant, as some have blasphemed, nor yet meerly & principally as to his personality the vertue of God as some have fancied; He hath 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 personall properties applyed to him in this worke arguing his personality and liberty; 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. He of himselfe and of his own accord proceedeth.
2. The Condescension of the Holy Ghost in this order of working this dispensation, to proceed from the Father and the Son, as to this work; to take upon him this work of a comforter, as the Son did the work of a Redeemer, of which afterwards.
2. The Condescention of the Holy Ghost in this order of working this dispensation, to proceed from the Father and the Sonne, as to this worke; to take upon him this worke of a comforter, as the Sonne did the worke of a Redeemer, of which afterwards.