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Two discourses concerning the Holy Spirit, and His work the one, Of the Spirit…
Two discourses concerning the Holy Spirit, and His work the one, Of the Spirit as a comforter, the other, As He is the author of spiritual gifts ... / by ... John Owen.
London: printed for William Marshall, 1693
Chapter 4: Inhabitation of the Spirit, the first thing promised.
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. IV. Inhabitation of the Spirit, the first thing promised.
THE first thing which the Comforter is promised for unto Believers, is, that he should dwell in them, which is their great Fundamental Privilege, and whereon all other do depend. This ⟨p. 51⟩therefore must in the first place be enquired into.
THE first thing which the Comforter is promised for unto Believers, is, that he should dwell in them, which is their great Fundamental Priviledge, and whereon all other do depend. This ⟨p. 51⟩therefore must in the first place be enquired into.
THE Inhabitation of the Spirit in Believers is among those things which we ought, as to the Nature or Being of it, firmly to believe; but as to the Manner of it cannot fully conceive. Nor can this be the least Impeachment of it's Truth unto any who assent unto the Gospel, wherein we have sundry things proposed as Objects of our Faith, which our Reason cannot comprehend. We shall therefore assert no more in this matter, but what the Scripture directly and expressly goeth before us in. And where we have the express Letter of the Scripture for our Warrant, we are eternally safe, whilst we affix no Sense thereunto that is absolutely repugnant unto Reason, or contrary unto more plain Testimonies in other places. Wherefore to make plain what we intend herein, the ensuing Observations must be premised.
THE Inhabitation of the Spirit in Believers is among those things which we ought, as to the Nature or Being of it, firmly to believe; but as to the Manner of it cannot fully conceive. Nor can this be the least Impeachment of it's Truth unto any who assent unto the Gospel, wherein we have sundry things proposed as Objects of our Faith, which our Reason cannot comprehend. We shall therefore assert no more in this matter, but what the Scripture directly and expresly goeth before us in. And where we have the express Letter of the Scripture for our Warrant, we are eternally safe, whilst we affix no Sence thereunto that is absolutely repugnant unto Reason, or contrary unto more plain Testimonies in other places. Wherefore to make plain what we intend herein, the ensuing Observations must be premised.