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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
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This process being made, I should now show immediately §. 1 how we hold the communion proposed with the Holy Ghost, in the things laid down, and manifested to contain his peculiar work towards us. But there are some miscarriages, in the world in reference unto this dispensation of the Holy Ghost, both on the one hand and the other, in contempt of his true work, and pretence of that which is not; that I cannot but remark in my passage; which to do shall be the business of this chapter.
THis processe being made, I should now shew immediately §. 1 how we hold the communion proposed with the Holy Ghost, in the things laid down, and manifested to containe his peculiar worke towards us. But there are some miscarriages, in the world in reference unto this dispensation of the Holy Ghost, both on the one hand and the other, in contempt of his true worke, and pretence of that which is not; that I cannot but remark in my passage; which to do shall be the businesse of this chapter.
1. Take a view then of the state and condition of them §. 2 who professing to believe the Gospel of Jesus Christ, do yet contemn and despise his spirit as to all its operations, Gifts, Graces and dispensations to his Churches and Saints. Whilst Christ was in the World with his disciples, he made them no greater promise, neither in respect of their own good, nor of carrying on the work which he had committed to them, then this of giving them the holy Ghost. Him, he instructeth them to pray for of the Father, as that which is needful for them, as bread for children Luke 11. 13. Him he promiseth them, as a well of water springing up in them, for their refreshment strengthening and consolation, unto everlasting life: John 7. 37, 38, 39. As also to carry on, and accomplish the whole work of the ministry to them committed: John 16. 8. 9, 10. with all those eminent works and privileges before mentioned. And upon his Ascension this is laid as the bottom of that glorious Communication of gifts and Graces in his plentiful effusion mentioned