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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.
kind and Child like, which is called crying Abba father. Remember still the manner of the Spirit's working before mentioned; that he doth it effectually, voluntarily, 1and freely. Hence sometimes the dispute hangs long; the cause is pleading many years: The Law seems sometimes to prevail; sin and Satan to rejoice; and the poor soul is filled with dread about its inheritance, perhaps its own witness, from its Faith, Sanctification, former experience, keeps up the plea with some life and comfort; but the work is not done, the conquest is not fully obtained, until the Spirit who worketh freely and effectually, when and how he will, comes in with his Testimony also: clothing his power with a word of promise, he makes all parties concerned to attend unto him, and puts an end to the Controversy.
kind and Child like, which is called crying Abba father. Remember still the manner of the Spirit's working before mentioned; that he doth it effectually, voluntarily, 1and freely. Hence sometimes the dispute hangs long; the cause is pleading many years: The Law seems sometimes to prevaile; sin and Satan to rejoyce; and the poor soule is filled with dread about its inheritance, perhaps its own witnesse, from its Faith, Sanctification, former experience, keeps up the plea with some life and comfort; but the work is not done, the conquest is not fully obtained, untill the Spirit who worketh freely and effectually, when and how he will, comes in with his Testimony also: cloathing his power with a word of promise, he makes all parties concerned to attend unto him, and puts an end to the Controversy.
Herein he gives us holy Communion with himself. The soul knows his voice when he speaks: nec hominem sonat. There is something too great in it, to be the Effect of a created power. When the Lord Jesus Christ, at one word stilled the raging of the Sea and Wind, all that were with him, knew there was Divine power at hand: Math. 4. 39. And when the Holy Ghost by one word stills the tumults and storms that are raised in the Soul, giving it an immediate calm and security, it knows his divine power, and rejoices in his presence.