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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.
That a thing be an earnest, it is required: 1. That is be part of the whole of the same kind and nature with it. As we do §. 17 give so much money in earnest to pay so much more. 2. That it be a confirmation of a promise and appointment; first the whole is promised then the earnest is given for the good and true performance of that promise.
That a thing be an earnest, it is required: 1. That is be part of the whole of the same kind and nature with it. As we doe §. 17 give so much mony in earnest to pay so much more. 2. That it be a confirmation of a promise and appointment; first the whole is promised then the earnest is given for the good and true performance of that promise.
Thus the Spirit is this Earnest God gives us the promise of §. 18 eternal life. To confirm this to us, he giveth us his Spirit, which is as the first part of the promise, to secure us of the whole. Hence he is said to be the earnest of the inheritance that is promised, and purchased. And it may be considered how it may, be said to be an Earnest on the part of God, who gives him, and on the part of Believers who receive him.
Thus the Spirit is this Earnest God gives us the promise of §. 18 eternall life. To confirme this to us, he giveth us his Spirit, which is as the first part of the promise, to secure us of the whole. Hence he is said to be the earnest of the inheritance that is promised, and purchased. And it may be considered how it may, be said to be an Earnest on the part of God, who gives him, and on the part of Believers who receive him.
1. He is an Earnest on the part of God, in that God gives §. 19 ⟨p. 284⟩