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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. The Father Loves us, and chooseth us before the Foundation §. 19 of the world; but in the pursuit of that Love, he blesseth us with all Spiritual blessings in Heavenly places in Christ. Ephes. chap. 1: v. 3, 4. From his love, he sheds, or powers out the Holy Spirit richly upon us, through Jesus Christ our Saviour, Titus chap. 3. v. 6. In the pouring out of his love, there is not one drop falls besides the Lord Christ. The holy anointing Oil, was all poured on the head of Aaron: Psal. 133. v. 2. and thence went down to the Skirts of his clothing. Love is first poured out on Christ; & from him, it drops as the dew of Hermon upon the Souls of his Saints. The Father will have him to have the preeminence in all things, Col. 1. 18. it pleased him that in him, all fullness should dwell, v. 19. that of his fullness we might receive, and Grace for Grace. John 1. v. 16. Though the Love of the Fathers purpose and good pleasure, have its rise and Foundation in his mere Grace and will, yet the design of its accomplishment is only in Christ. All the fruits of it, are first given to him; and it is in him only that they are dispensed to us. So that though the Saints may, nay do see an infinite Ocean of Love unto them in the Bosom of the Father, yet they are not to look for one drop from him, but what comes through Christ. He is the only means of Communication. Love in the Father, is like Honey in the Flower? it must be in the Comb, before it be for our use. Christ must extract and prepare this Honey for us. He draws this water from the Fountain, (through union and dispensation of fullness) we (by Faith) from the wells of Salvation that are in him. This was in part before discovered.
1. The Father Loves us, and chooseth us before the Foundation §. 19 of the world; but in the pursuit of that Love, he blesseth us with all Spirituall blessings in Heavenly places in Christ. Ephes. chap. 1: v. 3, 4. From his love, he sheds, or powers out the Holy Spirit richly upon us, through Jesus Christ our Saviour,