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The branch of the Lord, the beauty of ZionThe branch of the Lord, the beauty of Sion
The branch of the Lord, the beauty of Zion: or, The glory of the Church, in it's relation unto Christ· Opened in two sermons; one preached at Berwick, the other at Edinburgh. By John Owen, minister of the Gospel.The branch of the Lord, the beauty of Sion: or, The glory of the Church, in it's relation unto Christ· Opened in two sermons; one preached at Berwick, the other at Edinburgh. By John Owen, minister of the Gospel.
Edinburgh: printed by Evan Tyler, 1650
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1. By his Spirit, Christ dwells in this House, and every stone of it, by his Spirit Know you not that Christ is in you except you be reprobates. 2 Cor 13. 5 Christ in you that is, the Spirit of Christ; Christ by his Spirit. So the Holy Ghost expounds it, Rom. 8. 9. If the Spirit of God dwell in you, which: v 10. is if Christ be in you: Christ and his Spirit, as to Indwelling are all one: for he dwells in us by his Spirit. The love of God is shed in abroad in our Hearts by the Holy Ghost that is given unto us, Rom. 5. 5. There is not only the love of God, a grace of the Spirit shed abroad in us, but there is also the Holy Spirit given unto us. This is fully asserted, Rom. 8. 11. The Spirit of him that raised up Jesus, dwells in you: as also, 2 Tim. 1. 14. keep the good thing committed to thee, by the Holy Ghost that dwelleth in us, Hence the Saints are said to be Temples of the Holy Ghost. Jesus Christ doth not build Temples, merely for Graces, created Graces, He dwells in them himself, He dwells in them by his Spirit. And this is a glorious Privilege of this House, that Jesus Christ ⟨p. 34⟩in a Mystical and wonderful manner should dwell in it, and every stone of it. Hereby all believers become to be not one personal but) one Mystical Christ. 1 C•r. 12. 6. However we are distanced, in respect of his human Nature, yet Mystically we are one, one body, one Mystical Christ, because we have one Spirit, dwelling in us and him. If a man were never so tall, so that his Head should reach the stars, and his feet stand upon the Ground, yet having but one soul, he is but one man still. Though Christ in his human Nature be exceedingly distanced from us, yet there being one and the same Spirit in him and us, we are one Mystical Christ. Yet observe,
1. By his Spirit, Christ dwels in this House, and every stone of it, by his Spirit Know you not that Christ is in you except you be reprobates. 2 Cor 13. 5 Christ in you that is, the Spirit of Christ; Christ by his Spirit. So the Holy Ghost expounds it,