A90276:130
Of schism the true nature of it discovered and considered, with reference to the…Of schisme the true nature of it discovered and considered, with reference to the…
Of schism the true nature of it discovered and considered, with reference to the present differences in religion. / By John Owen D.D.Of schisme the true nature of it discovered and considered, with reference to the present differences in religion. / By John Owen D.D.
Oxford: printed by L.L. for T. Robinson, 1657
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Hence flows a double consequential Union that it hath also.1 1. Of Faith. All men, united to Christ by the inhabitation of the same Spirit in him and them, are by it from, and according to the word, taught of God, Is. 54. 13. Joh. 6. 45. so taught every one of them, as to come to Christ v. 46. that is by believing, by faith. They are so taught of God, as that they shall certainly have that measure of knowledge and faith, which is ⟨p. 97⟩needful to bring them to Christ, and to God by him. And this they have by the unction or Spirit, which they have received 1 Joh. 2. 21, 27. accompanying the Word by virtue of Gods Covenant with them, Is. 59. 29. And hereby are all the members of the Church Catholic, however divided in their visible profession, by any differences among themselves, or differenced by the several measures of gifts and graces they have received, brought to the perfection aimed at, to the unity of the Faith, & to the acknowledgement of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, Eph. 4. 13.
Hence flowes a double consequentiall Ʋnion that it hath also.1 1. Of Faith. All men, united to Christ by the inhabitation of the same Spirit in him and them, are by it from, and according to the word, taught of God, Is. 54. 13. Ioh. 6. 45. so taught every one of them, as to come to Christ v. 46. that is by bilieving, by faith. They are so taught of God, as that they shall certainly have that measure of knowledge and faith, which is ⟨p. 97⟩needfull to bring them to Christ, and to God by him. And this they have by the unction or Spirit, which they have received