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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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3. By his Ordinances. Where two or three of his are assembled together, there is he in the middest of them. The Ordinances of Christ, are the great Ornaments of his Kingly Court: by them he is glorious in all the Assemblies of mount Zion. Some would fain cast out this Indwelling of Christ from among his Saints: In due time he will throughly rebuke them: Some again would thrust him out into the world: but he will make men know, that his Ordinances are given unto his: it is true the benefit of some of them, extends to the world, but the Right and enjoyment of them, that, is the privilege of his Saints: Thus Christ dwells in his House: Hence Observe,
3. By his Ordinances. Where two or three of his are assembled together, there is he in the middest of them. The Ordinances of Christ, are the great Ornaments of his Kingly Court: by them he is glorious in all the Assemblies of mount Sion. Some would faine cast out this Indwelling of Christ from among his Saints: In due time he will throughly rebuke them: Some againe would thrust him out into the world: but he will make men know, that his Ordinances are given unto his: it is true the benefit of some of them, extends to the world, but the Right and enjoyment of them, that, is the priviledge of his Saints: Thus Christ dwels in his House: Hence Observe,
1. The Intimacy of the Lord Jesus with his Saint, and the delight he takes in them: He dwelleth with them, he dwelleth in them. He takes them to the nearest Union with himself possible. He in them, they in him, that they may be one. He hath made many an admirable change with us. He took our sin, and ⟨p. 36⟩gives us his Righteousness; He took our Nature, and gives us his Spirit. Neither is it a bare Indwelling, neither: He thereby holds with us all acts of the cho•sest communion. if (saith he) any man haere my voice, and open to me, I will come to him: and what then? I will sup with him, and he shall sup with me,