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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.
2. Our Love unto God, is a Love of Duty: the Love of a §. 21 Child. His love descends upon us in Bounty and Fruitfulness; hour love ascends unto him, in Duty and Thankfulness. He adds to us by his Love, we nothing to him by ours. Our goodness extends not unto him. Though our Love be fixed on him iimmediately, yet no fruit of our love reacheth him immediately, ⟨p. 28⟩though he requires our Love, he is not benefited by it, Job. 35. 5, 6, 7, 8. Rom. 11. 35. Job. 22. 2, 3. It is indeed made up of these four things. 1. Rest, 2. Delight, 3. Reverence, 4. Obedience. By these do we hold Communion with the Father in his love. Hence God calls that Love which is due to him as a Father, honour: Malac. chap. 1. v. 6. If I be a Father, where is mine Honour? It is a deserved act, of Duty.
2. Our Love unto God, is a Love of Duty: the Love of a §. 21 Child. His love descends upon us in Bounty and Fruitfullnesse; hour love ascends unto him, in Duty and Thankfullnesse. He addes to us by his Love, we nothing to him by ours. Our goodnesse extends not unto him. Though our Love be fixed on him iimmediately, yet no fruit of our love reacheth him immediately, ⟨p. 28⟩though he requires our Love, he is not benefited by it, Job. 35. 5, 6, 7, 8.