A53713:915
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. He is promised to abide with the Disciples for ever, in opposition to the abode of Christ: Christ in the flesh, had been §. 25 with them for a little while, and now was leaving them, and going to his Father. He had been the comforter immediately himself for a season, but is now upon his departing; wherefore promising them another comforter, they might fear that he would even but visit them for a little season also, and then their condition would be worser then ever. Nay but saith our Saviour fear it not, this is the last dispensation: there is to be no Alteration, when I am gone, the Comforter is to do all the remaining work: there is not another to be looked for, and I promise you him; nor shall he depart from you, but always abide with you.
1. He is promised to abide with the Disciples for ever, in opposition to the abode of Christ: Christ in the flesh, had been §. 25 with them for a little while, and now was leaving them, and going to his Father. He had been the comforter immediatly himselfe for a season, but is now upon his departing; wherefore promising them another comforter, they might feare that he would even but visit them for a little season also, and then their condition would be worser then ever. Nay but saith our Saviour feare it not, this is the last dispensation: there is to be no Alteration, when I am gone, the Comforter is to doe all the remaining work: there is not another to be looked for, and I promise you him; nor shall he depart from you, but allwaies abide with you.
2. The Comforter may always abide with us, though not §. 26 always comfort us, He who is the comforter may abide, though he do not always that work: for other ends and purposes he is always with us, as to sanctify and make us holy So was the case with David, Psalm. 51. 11, 12. take not thy holy spirit from me, the holy spirit of sanctification was still with David, but saith he restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, that is, the spirit of Consolation; that was lost, when the promise was made good in the abode of the other.