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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.
3. Hence is that great weight in particular laid upon our §. 19 not grieving the spirit, Eph. 4. 30. because he comes to us in the name, with the Love, and upon the condescension of the whole blessed Trinity. To do that which might grieve him so sent, on such an account, for that end and purpose which shall afterwards be mentioned, is a great aggravation of sin. He expects cheerful entertainment with us, and may do so justly upon his own account; and the account of the work which he comes about: but when this also is added; that he is sent of the Father, and the Son, commissioned with their Love and Grace, to communicate them to their souls, this is that which is, or ought to be of unspeakable esteem with Believers. And this is that second thing expressed in the manner of his communication, he is sent by Authority.
3. Hence is that great weight in particular laid upon our §. 19 not grieving the spirit, Eph. 4. 30. because he comes to us in the name, with the Love, and upon the condescension of the whole blessed Trinity. To doe that which might grieve him so sent, on such an account, for that end and purpose which shall afterwards be mentioned, is a great aggravation of sinne. He expects cheerfull entertainment with us, and may do so justly upon his own account; and the account of the work which he comes about: but when this also is added; that he is sent of the Father, and the Son, commissioned with their Love and Grace, to communicate them to their soules, this is that which is, or ought to be of unspeakable esteeme with Believers. And this is that second thing expressed in the manner of his communication, he is sent by Authority.
He is said to be poured out, or shed on us, Titus 3. 6. [Greek or Hebrew], §. 20 that holy Ghost which he hath richly poured out upon us, or shed on us abundantly: And this was the chief expression of his communication under the old Testament, the mystery of the Father and the Son, and the matter of commission and delegation being then not so clearly discovered,