A53713:916
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.
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.
2. The Comforter may allwaies abide with us, though not §. 26 alwaies comfort us, He who is the comforter may abide, though he doe not alwaies that work: for other ends and purposes he is alwaies 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.
3. The comforter may abide as a Comforter, when he doth not actually comfort he soul; in truth as to the Essence of Holiness, §. 27 he cannot dwell in us, but withal he must make us holy, for the Temple of God is holy; but as to his comforting, his actings therein, ⟨p. 270⟩are all of his Sovereign will, so that he may abide, and yet no actually comfort us.
3. The comforter may abide as a Comforter, when he doth not actually comfort he soule; in truth as to the Essence of Holinesse, §. 27 he cannot dwell in us, but withall he must make us holy, for the Temple of God is holy; but as to his comforting, his actings therein, ⟨p. 270⟩