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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.
1. It is antecedent in Respect of our love: 1 John 4. 10. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us. His love goes before ours. The Father loves the child, when the child knows not the Father; much less loves him. Yea we are by nature [Greek or Hebrew], Rom. 1. 30. haters of God: He is in his own nature [Greek or Hebrew]; a lover of men: and surely all mutual love between him and us, must begin on his hand.
1. It is antecedent in Respect of our love: 1 John 4. 10. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us. His love goes before ours. The Father loves the child, when the child knowes not the Father; much lesse loves him. Yea we are by nature 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, Rom. 1. 30. haters of God: He is in his own nature 〈non-Latin alphabet〉; a lover of men: and surely all mutuall love between him and us, must begin on his hand.
2. In respect of all other Causes of love whatever. It goes not only before our Love, but also any thing in us, that is klovely. Rom. 5. 8, God commendeth his love toward us, in that whilst we were yet sinners Christ died for us: Not only his Love, but the eminent fruit thereof, is made out towards us, as sinners. Sin holds out all of unloveliness, and undesirableness, that can be in a Creature. The very mention of that, removes all causes, all moving occasions of Love whatever. Yet as such, have we the Commendation of the Fathers Love unto us, by a most signal Testimony. Not only when we have done no good, but when we are in our blood, doth he love us. Not because we are better then others; but because himself is infinitely good. His kindness appears when we are foolish and disobedient. Hence he is said to love the world, that is, those who have nothing but what is in, and of the world, whose whole, lies in evil.