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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
OF Spiritual Gifts. PART II. › THE APPLICATION OF THE Foregoing Discourse.
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. THERE must be Unkindness in what we do. Sin hath various respects towards God, of Guilt and Filth, and the like. These several Considerations of it, have several Effects. But that which is denoted when it is said to grieve him, is Unkindness, or that Defect of an answerable Love unto the Fruits and Testimonies of His Love which we have received, that it is accompanied withal. He is the Spirit of Love, he is Love. All his Actings towards us and in us, are Fruits of Love, and they all of them leave an Impression of Love upon our Souls. All the Joys and Consolation we are made Partakers of in this World, ⟨p. cvi⟩arise from a Sense of the Love of God, communicated in an endearing way of Love unto our Souls. This requires a return of Love and Delight in all Duties of Obedience on our part. When instead hereof, by our Negligence and Carelessness, or otherwise, we fall into those things or ways which he most abhors, he greatly respects the Unkindness and Ingratitude which is therein, and is therefore said to be grieved by us.
1. THERE must be Unkindness in what we do. Sin hath various respects towards God, of Guilt and Filth, and the like. These several Considerations of it, have several Effects. But that which is denoted when it is said to grieve him, is Unkindness, or that Defect of an answerable Love unto the Fruits and Testimonies of His Love which we have received, that it is accompanied withall. He is the Spirit of Love, he is Love. All his Actings towards us and in us, are Fruits of Love, and they all of them leave an Impression of Love upon our Souls. All the Joys and Consolation we are made Partakers of in this World, ⟨p. cvi⟩arise from a Sense of the Love of God, communicated in an endearing way of Love unto our Souls. This requires a return of Love and Delight in all Duties of Obedience on our part. When instead hereof, by our Negligence and Carelesness, or otherwise, we fall into those things or ways which he most abhorrs, he greatly respects the Unkindness and Ingratitude which is therein, and is therefore said to be grieved by us.