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A53707 Meditations and discourses concerning the glory of Christ applyed unto unconverted sinners, and saints under spiritual decayes : in two chapters, from John XVII, xxiv / by the late Reverend John Owen ... Owen, John, 1616-1683. 1691 (1691) Wing O769; ESTC R13776 183,162 300

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glory_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o his_o cross_n do_v take_v this_o for_o grant_v that_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v such_o a_o conjunction_n between_o the_o guilty_a person_n and_o he_o that_o suffer_v for_o he_o as_o that_o in_o he_o the_o guilty_a person_n may_v be_v say_v in_o some_o sense_n to_o undergo_v the_o punishment_n himself_o but_o then_o they_o affirm_v on_o the_o other_o hand_n that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o conjunction_n between_o christ_n and_o sinner_n none_o at_o all_o but_o that_o he_o be_v a_o man_n as_o they_o be_v man_n and_o otherwise_o that_o he_o be_v at_o the_o great_a distance_n from_o they_o all_o as_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o one_o man_n to_o be_v from_o another_o socin_n de_fw-fr seruat_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 3._o the_o falseness_n of_o this_o latter_a assertion_n and_o the_o gross_a ignorance_n of_o the_o scripture_n under_o a_o pretence_n of_o subtlety_n in_o they_o that_o make_v it_o will_v evident_o appear_v in_o our_o ensue_a discourse_n the_o 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heaven_n among_o the_o many_o other_o difference_n which_o may_v be_v insist_v on_o although_o the_o great_a of_o they_o be_v unto_o we_o at_o present_a absolute_o incomprehensible_a and_o so_o not_o to_o be_v inquire_v into_o i_o shall_v name_v two_o only_a and_o so_o put_v a_o close_a to_o this_o discourse_n 1._o in_o the_o view_n which_o we_o have_v here_o of_o the_o glory_n of_o christ_n by_o faith_n we_o gather_v thing_n as_o it_o be_v one_o by_o one_o in_o several_a part_n and_o parcel_n out_o of_o the_o scripture_n and_o compare_v they_o together_o in_o our_o mind_n they_o become_v the_o object_n of_o our_o present_a sight_n which_o be_v our_o spiritual_a comprehension_n of_o the_o thing_n themselves_o we_o have_v no_o proposal_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o christ_n unto_o we_o by_o vision_n or_o illustrious_a appearance_n of_o his_o person_n as_o isaiah_n have_v of_o old_a chap._n 6._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o or_o as_o john_n have_v in_o the_o revelation_n chap._n 1._o vers_fw-la 13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o we_o need_v it_o not_o it_o will_v be_v of_o no_o advantage_n unto_o we_o for_o as_o unto_o the_o assurance_n of_o our_o faith_n we_o have_v a_o word_n of_o pprophecy_n more_o useful_a unto_o we_o than_o a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n 2_o pet._n 1._o 17_o 18_o 19_o and_o of_o those_o who_o receive_v such_o vision_n though_o of_o eminent_a use_n unto_o the_o church_n yet_o as_o unto_o themselves_o one_o of_o they_o cry_v out_o woe_n be_v i_o i_o be_o undo_v and_o the_o other_o fall_v as_o dead_a at_o his_o foot_n we_o be_v not_o able_a in_o this_o life_n to_o bear_v such_o glorious_a representation_n of_o he_o unto_o our_o edification_n and_o as_o we_o have_v no_o such_o external_a proposal_n of_o his_o glory_n unto_o we_o in_o vision_n so_o neither_o have_v we_o any_o new_a revelation_n of_o he_o by_o immediate_a inspiration_n we_o can_v see_v nothing_o of_o it_o know_v nothing_o of_o it_o but_o what_o be_v propose_v unto_o we_o in_o the_o scripture_n and_o that_o as_o 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