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The Grace and Duty of Being Spiritually Minded
Phronemma tou pneumatou, or, The grace and duty of being spiritually-minded declared and practically improved / by John Owen ...Phronēma tou pneumatou, or, The grace and duty of being spiritually-minded declared and practically improved / by John Owen ...
London: printed by J.G. for Nathaniel Ponder, 1681
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.
CHAP. VII.
Especial Objects of Spiritual Thoughts on the Glorious State of Heaven, and what belongs thereunto. First, of Christ himself. Thoughts of Heavenly Glory, in opposition unto. Thoughts of Eternal Misery. The Use of such Thoughts. Advantage in Sufferings.
IT will be unto our Advantage having stated right Notions of the Glory of the blessed State above in our minds, to fix on some particulars belonging unto it, as the especial Object of our Thoughts and Meditations. As, (1.) Think much of him who unto us is the Life and Centre of all the Glory of Heaven that is, Christ himself. I shall be very brief in treating hereof, because I have designed a peculiar Treatise on this Subject, of beholding the Glory of Christ both here and unto Eternity. At present therefore a few things only shall be mentioned, because on this occasion they are not to be omitted. The whole of the Glory of the State above is expressed by being ever with the Lord; where he is, to behold his Glory. For in and through him is the Beatifical manifestation of God and his Glory made for evermore. And through him are all Communications of inward Glory unto us. The present Resplendency of Heavenly Glory, consists in his Mediatory Ministry, as I have at large ⟨p. 115⟩elsewhere declared. And he will be the means of all glorious communications between God and the Church unto Eternity. Wherefore if we are Spiritually minded, we should fix our Thoughts on Christ above, as the Centre of all Heavenly Glory. To help us herein we may consider the things that follow.