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A53713	Of communion with God the Father, Sonne, and Holy Ghost, each person distinctly in love, grace, and consolation, or, The saints fellowship with the Father, Sonne, and Holy Ghost, unfolded by John Owen ...	Owen, John, 1616-1683.	1657 (1657)	Wing O778; ESTC R32197	289,173	326

Spirit which is all that is of use for the bringing his many Sonnes to Glory It pleased the Father that in him all fullnesse should dwell Col. 1. 17. That he should be invested with a Fullnesse of that grace which is needfull for his People This himselfe calls the Power of giving Eternall Life to his Elect John 17. 2. Which power is not only his Abilitie to doe it but also his Right to doe it Hence this Delivering of all things unto him by his Father he lays as the bottome of his inviting sinners unto him for Refreshment All things are delivered unto me of my Father Math. 11. 37. Come unto me all that labour and are heavy laden and I will give you Rest v. 28. This being the Covenant of the Father with him and his promise unto him that upon the making his soule an Offering for sinne He should see his seed and the pleasure of the Lord should prosper in his hand Isa. 53. 10. and in the verses following the powring out of his soul vnto death and bearing the sinnes of many is laid as the bottome and procuring cause of these things 1. of Justification by his knowledge he shall justify many 2. Of Sanctification in destroying the workes of the Divell v. 11. 12. Thus comes our mercifull High Priest to be the great possessor of all Grace that he may give out to us according to his own pleasure quickning whom he will He hath it in him really as our Head in that he received not that spirit by measure Joh. 3. 34. which is the bond of Union between him and us 1 Cor. 6. 17. whereby holding him the Head we are filled with his fullnesse Ephes. 1. 22 23. Col. 2. 19. He hath it as a Common person intrusted with it on our behalfe Rom. 5. 14 15 16 17. The last Adam is made unto us a quickning spirit 1 Cor. 15. 45. He is also a Treasury of this Grace in a morall and law sense not only as it pleased the Father that all fullnesse should dwell in him Col. 1. 19. but also because in his mediation as hath been declared is founded the whole dispensation of Grace 2. Being thus actually vested with this power and priviledge and fullnesse He designes the spirit to take of this fullnesse and to give it unto us He shall take of mine and shew it unto you Joh. 16. 15. The Spirit takes of that Fullnesse that is in Christ and in the Name of the Lord Jesus bestows it actually on them for whose Sanctification He is sent Concerning the manner and Allmighty efficacy of the Spirit of Grace whereby this is done I meane this actuall Collation of Grace upon his peculiar ones more will be spoken afterwards 3. § 9 For Actuall Grace or that Influence of power whereby the Saints are enabled to performe particular Duties according to the mind of God there is not any need of further Enlargement about it What concernes our Communion with the Lord Christ therein holds proportion with what was spoken before There remaineth only one thing more to be observed concerning those things whereof mention hath been made and I proceed to the way whereby we carry on communion with the Lord Jesus in all these And that is that these things may be considered two ways 1. In respect of their First Collation or bestowing on the Soul 2. In respect of their Continuance and Increase as unto the Degrees of them In the First sence as to the reall Communicating of the Spirit of Grace unto the Soul so raising it from Death unto Life the Saints have no kind of Communion with Christ therein but only what consists in a passive Reception of that life-giving quickening Spirit and power They are but as the dead bones in the Prophet the wind blows on them and they live as Lazarus in the Grave Christ calls and they come forth the call being accompained with life and power This then is not that whereof particularly I speake But it is the second in respect of further Efficacy of the Spirit and Increase of Grace both Habituall and Actuall whereby we become more holy and to be more powerfull in walking with God have more fruite in Obedience and successe against Temptations And in this they hold Communion with the Lord Christ And wherein and how they do it shall now be declared 1. They continually eye the Lord Jesus as the Great Joseph § 10 that hath the disposall of all the Granarys of the Kingdom of Heaven committed unto him as one in whom it hath pleased the Father to gather All things unto an Head Ephes. 1. 10. that from him all things might be dispensed unto them All Treasures all fullnesse the Spirit not by measure are in him And this Fullnesse in this Joseph in reference to their condition they Eye in these Thee Particulars 1. In the preparation unto the dispensation mentioned in the Expiating Parging Purifying Efficacy of his Blood It was a Sacrifice not only of Attonement as offered but also of purification as powred out This the Apostle eminently sets forth Heb. 9. 13. 14. For if the blood of Bulls and Goats and the Ashes of an Heifer sprinkling the uncleane sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh How much more shall the blood of Christ who through the eternall Spirit offered himselfe without spot unto God purge your Consciences from dead works that you may serve the Living God This blood of his is that which answers all Typicall institutions for carnall purification and therefore hath a spiritually purifying cleansing sanctifying vertue in it selfe as offered and powred out Hence it is called a fountain for sinne and for uncleannesse Zech. 13. 1. that is for their washing and taking away A fountaine opened ready prepared vertuous efficacious in its selfe before any be put into it because poured out instituted appointed to that purpose The Saints see that in thēselves they are still exceedingly defiled and indeed to have a sight of the Defilements of sinne is a more spirituall discovery then to have only a sence of the guilt of sinne This follows every conviction is commensurate unto it that usually only such as reveale the Purity and Holinesse of God and all his ways Hereupon they cry with shame within themselves Uncleane Uncleane Uncleane in their Natures Uncleane in their Persons Uncleane in their Conversations All rolled in the blood of their defilements their Hearts being by nature a very sinke and their Lives a Dunghill They know also that no unclean thing shall enter into the Kingdome of God or have place in the new Jerusalem that God is of purer eys then to behold iniquity They cannot endure to look on themselves how shall they dare to appeare in his presence What Remedies shall they now use Though they wash themselves with Nitre and take them much sope yet their iniquity will continue marked Jerem. 2. 22. Wherewith then shall they come before the Lord For the removall of this

that hath any acquaintance with these things falls not down with reverence and Astonishment How glorious is he that is the beloved of our soules what can be wanting that should incourage us to take up our rest and peace in his bosome Unlesse all ways of reliefe and refreshment be so obstructed by unbeliefe that no consideration can reach the heart to yeild it the least assistance it is impossible but that from hence the soule may gather that which will endeare it unto him with whom we have to do Let us dwell on the thoughts of it This is the hidden mystery great without controversy admirable to eternity What poor low perishing things do we spend our contemplations on Were we to have no advantage by this astonishing dispensation yet its Excellency Glory beauty depths deserve the flower of our enquirys the vigor of our spirits the substance of our time but when withall our Life our Peace our Joy our inheritance our Eternity our all lys herein shall not the thoughts of it always dwell in our hearts always refresh and delight our soules 4. He is Excellent and Glorious in this in that he is exalted invested with all Authority when Jacob heard of the Exaltation § 25 of his Son Joseph in Egipt and saw the Charets that he had sent for him his spirit fainted and recovered againe through abundance of Joy and other overflowing Affections Is our beloved lost who for our sakes was upon the earth poore and persecuted reviled killed noe he was dead but he is alive and lo he lives for ever and ever and hath the keys of Hell and Death our beloved is made a Lord and Ruler Acts 2. 36. He is made a King God sets him his Ring on his holy hill of Syon Psal. 2. 8. and he is crowned with Honour and dignity after he had been made a little lower than the Angels for the suffering of death Heb. 2. 7 8 9. and what is he made king of all things are put in subjection under his feet v. 8. and what power over them hath our beloved All power in heaven and earth Mat. 28. 18. as for men he hath power given him over all flesh Ioh. 17. 2. And in what Glory doth he excercise this power He gives eternall life to his Elect ruling them in the power of God Micah 5. 3. until he bring them to himself and for his Enimys His arrowes are sharpe in their hearts Psal. 45. 5. he dips his vesture in their blood Oh how glorious is he in his Authority over his enemys in this world he terrifies frightens awes convinces bruises their hearts and Consciences fills them with feare terrour disquietment unill they yeild him faigned obedience and sometime with outward judgements bruises breakes turnes the wheele upon them staines all his vesture with their blood fills the earth with their Carcasses and at last will gather them altogether beast false prophet nations c. and cast them into that lake that burnes with fire and brimstone He is gloriously exalted above Angells in this his Authority Good and bad Eph. 1. 20 21 22. far above Principalities and § 26 Powers and might and dominion and every name that is named not only in this world but in that to come they are all under his feet at his command and absolute disposall He is at the right hand of God in the highest exaltation possible and in full possession of a Kingdome over the whole Creation having received a name above every name c. Phil. 2. v. 9. Thus is he glorious in his Throne which is at the right hand of the Majesty on high Glorious in his Commission which is all power in heaven and earth Glorious in his name a name above every name the Lord of Lords and King of Kings Glorious in his Scepter a Scepter of Righteousnesse is the Scepter of his Kingdome Glorious in his Attendants his Charrets are twenty thousand even thousands of Angells among them he rideth on the Heavens and sendeth out the voyce of his strength attended with ten thousand times ten thousands of his holy ones Glorious in his Subjects all creatures in heaven and in earth nothing is left that is not put in subjection to him Glorious in his way of Rule and the Administration of his Kingdome full of sweetnesse efficacy power serenity holinesse Righteousnesse and Grace in and toward his Elect of Terrour vengeance and certain destruction towards the Rebelliou Angells and men Glorious in the issue of his Kingdome when every knee shall bow before him and all shall stand before his judgement seat And what a little portion of his Glory is it that we have poynted to This is the beloved of the Church its head its Husband this is he with whom we have Communion but of the whole exaltation of Jesus Christ I am elsewhere to treat at large Having insisted on these Generalls for the farther carrying on the motives to Communion with Christ in the Relation mentioned § 27 taken from his Excellencies and perfections I shall reflect on the description given of him by the Spouse in the Canticles to this very end and purpose Cant. 5. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16. My Beloved is white and ruddy the chiefest of ten thousand His head is as the most fine gold his locks are bushy and black as a raven His eyes are as the Eyes of Doves by the rivers of waters washed with milk and fitly set His cheeks are as a bed of spices his lips like lillie dropping sweet smelling Myrrh his hands are as gold Rings set withthes beryl his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with saphyrs his leggs are as pillars set upon sockets of fine gold his countenance is as Lebanon excellent as the Cedars His mouth is most sweet yea he is altogether lovely This is my beloved and this is my friend Oye Daughters of Jerusalem The generall description given of him v. 10. hath been before § 28 considered the ensuing particulars are instances to make good the Assertion that he is the Chiefest of ten thousand 1. The Spouse begins with his head and face v. 11 12 13. In his head she speaks first in generall unto the substance of it it is fine gold and then in particular as to its Ornaments his locks are bushy and black as a raven 1. His Head is as the most fine gold or his head gold solid gold so some made of pure gold so others 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 say the 70 retaining part of both the Hebrew words 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Massa auri Two things are eminent in Gold splendor or Glory and duration This is that which the Spouse speaks of the Head of § 29 Christ His Head is his Government Authority and Kingdome Hence it is said a Crowne of pure gold was on his head Ps. 21. 3. and his Head is here said to be Gold because of the Crowne of Gold that adornes it A● the Monarchy

they stand in need Thus I say have the Saints communion with Christ as to their sanctification and holinesse From him do they receive the spirit to dwell in them from him the new principle of Life which is the root of all their obedience from him have they actuall Assistance for every duty they are called unto In waiting for expectation and receiving of these blessings on the accounts before mentioned do they spend their Lives and time with him In vaine is helpe looked for from other mountaines In vaine do men spend their strength in following after Righteousnesse if this be wanting Fix thy soule here thou shalt not tary untill thou be ashamed This is the way the only way to obtain full effectuall manifestations of the spirits dwelling in us to have our hearts purified our consciences purged our sins mortified our graces increased our soules made humble holy zealous believing like to him to have our lives fruitfull our deaths comfortable Let us herein abide eying Christ by Faith to attaine that measure of conformity to him which is allotted unto us in this world that when we shall see him as he is we may be like unto him CHAP. X. Of Communion with Christ in priviledges of Adoption the nature of it the consequents of it peculiar priviledges attending it Liberty Title Boldnesse Affliction Communion with Christ hereby THe third-thing wherein we have communion with Christ is Grace of Priviledge before God I meane as § 1 the third head of purchased Grace The priviledges we enjoy by Christ are great and innumerable To insist on them in particular were work for a mans whole life not a designe to be wrapped up in a few sheets I shall take a view of them only in the Head the spring and Fountain whence they all arise and flow This is our Adoption Beloved now we are the Sons of God 1 Ioh. 3. 2. This is our great and fountain priviledge Whence is it that we are so it is from the Love of the Father v. 1. Behold what love the Father hath given unto us that we should be called the sons of God But by whom immediatly doe we receive this honour As many as believe on Christ he gives them this power to become the Sons of God Ioh. 1. 12. Himselfe was appointed to be the first borne among many brethren Rom 8. 29. and his taking us to be brethren Heb. 2. 11. makes us become the Children of God Now that God is our Father by being the Father of Christ and we his children by being the brethren of Christ being the head and summe of all the honour priviledge right and Title we have let us a little consider the nature of that act whereby we are invested with this state and title namely our Adaption Now Adoption is the Authorative translation of a Believer by Jesus § 2 Christ from the family of the world and Satan into the family of God with his investiture in all the priviledges and advantages of that Family To the compleat Adoption of any person these five things rre required § 3 1. That he be actually and of his own right of another family then that whereunto he is adopted He must be the son of one family or other in his own right as all persons are 2. That there be a Family unto which of himselfe he hath no right whereinto he is to be grafted If a man comes into a family upon a personall right though originally at never so great a distance that man is not adopted If a man of a most remote consanguinity doe come into the inheritance of any family by the death of the neerer heires though his right before were little better then nothing yet he is a borne son of that Family he is not adopted He is not to have the plea of the most remote possibility of succession 3. That there be an Authoritative legall translation of him by some that have power thereunto from one family into another It was not by the Law of old in the power of particular persons to adopt when and whom they would It was to be done by the Authority of the Soveraigne power 4. That the adopted person be freed from all the obligations that be upon him unto the family from whence he is translated otherwise he can be no way usefull or serviceable unto the family whereinto he is engrafted He cannot serve two masters much lesse two Fathers 5. That by vertue of his Adoption he be invested in all the rights Priviledges Advantages and Title to the whole inheritance of the family into which he is adopted in as full and ample manner as if he had been borne a son therein Now all these things and Circumstances doe concurre and are found in the Adoption of believers 1. They are by their own originall right of another family § 4 then that whereinto they are adopted They are by Nature the children of wrath Eph. 2. 3. Sons of wrath of that family whose inheritance is wrath called the power of darknesse Col. 1. 13. For from thence doth God translate them into the Kingdome of his deare Son This is the family of the world and of Sathan of which by nature believers are What ever is to be inherited in that family as wrath curse death Hell they have a right thereunto Neither can they of themselves or by themselves get free of this family a strong man armed keeps them in subjection Their naturall estate is a family condition attended with all circumstances of a family family duties and services rights and titles Relations and observances They are of the black family of sinne and Satan 2. There is another family whereinto they are to be translated § 5 and whereunto of themselves they have neither right nor title This is that family in heaven and earth which is called after the name of Christ. Eph. 3. v. 15. The great family of God God hath an house and family for his children of whom some he maintaines on the riches of his grace and some he entertaines with the fullnesse of his glory This is that house whereof the Lord Christ is the great dispenser It having pleased the Father to gather in one all things in him both which are in heaven and which are in earth even in him Ephes 1. v. 10. Herein live all the Sons and daughters of God spending largely on the Riches of his Grace Unto this family of themselves they have no right nor Title they are wholly alienated from it Eph. 2. 12. and can lay no clayme to any thing in it God driving fallen Adam out of the Garden and shutting up all wayes of Returne with a flaming sword ready to cut him off if he should attempt it abundantly declares that he and all in him had lost all right of approaching unto God in any family relation Corrupted cursed nature is not vested with the least right to any thing of God therefore They have an Authoritative translation from