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JOHN OWEN, D.D.
EDITED
BY THE REV. WILLIAM H. GOOLD,
EDINBURGH.
VOL. I.
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I^EW YOEK: ROBERT CARTER & BROTHERS,
285 BROADWAY.
M.DCCC.L.
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CONTENTS.
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Chap. r.-.Qg
VIII. — The Faith of the Church under the Old Testament in and concerning the
Person of Christ . . . . . . , . ICfO
^ IX. — Honour due to the Person of Christ — Tlie Nature and Causes of it . 1U3
X. — The Principle of the Assignation of Divine Honour unto the Person of
Christ, in both the Branches of it; wliich is Faith in liini . . 120
XI. — Obedience unto Christ — The Nature and Causes of it . . . 134
XII. — The especial Principle of Obedience unto the Person of Christ; which is
Love— Its Truth and Reality Vindicated ..... 139
XIII. — The Nature, Operations, and Causes of Divine Love, tis it respects the Per- son of Christ . . . . . . . . ,1.50
XIV.— Motives unto the Love of Christ ...... ifil
XV. — Conformity unto Christ, and Following his Example . . . 169
XVI. — An humble Inquiry into, and Prospect of, the infinite Wisdom of God, in
the Constitution of the Person of Christ, and the Way of Salvation thereby 17ii XVII. — Other Evidences of Divine Wisdom in the Contrivance of the Work of Re- demption in and by the Person of Christ, in Effects evidencing a conde- cency thereunto ........ 20G
XVIII. — The Nature of the Person of Christ, and the Hypostatical Union of his
Natures Declared ........ 223
XIX. — The Exaltation of Christ; Avith his Present State and Condition in Glory
during the continuance of his Mediatory Office .... 235
XX. — The Exercise of the Mediatory Office of Christ in Heaven . . . 252
MEDITATIONS AND DISCOURSES ON THE GLORY OF CHRIST.
Fkiii-atorv Note by the Editor .....
Preface to the Reader .....,,
I. — The Explication of the Text; John xvii. 24 II.— The Glory of the Person of Christ, as the only Representative of God unto the Church .......
III. — The Glory of Christ in the mysterious Constitution of his Person IV.— The Glory of Christ in his Susception of the Office of a Mediator. — First in his Condescension ......
V.^The Glory of Christ in his Love .....
VI. — The Glory of Christ in the Discharge of his Mediatory Office .VII. — The Glory of Christ in bis Exaltation, after the accomplishment of the Work of Mediation in this World .....
VIII. — Representations of the Glory of Christ under the Old Testament . IX.— The Glory of Christ in his intimate Conjunction with the Church . X. — The Glory of Christ in the Communication of himself unto Believers XT. — The Glory of Christ in the Recapitulation of all things in him XII.— Diflferences between our Beholding the Glory of Chri?t by Faith in this World and by Sight in Heaven — The First of them Explained .
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293 309
322 333
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342 348 352
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CONTENTS. V
Chap. Page XIII. — The Second Difterence between our Beholding tlie Glory of Christ by Faith
in this World and by Sight in Heaven ..... 389 XIV. — Other Differences between our Beholding the Glory of Christ by Faith in
this World and by Sight in Heaven ..... 408
MEDITATIONS AND DISCOURSES CONCERNING THE GLORY OF CHRIST, APPLIED, &c.
Original Preface ........ 418
I.— Application of the foregoing Meditations concerning the Glory of Christ —
First, in an Exhortation unto such as are not yet Partakers of liim . 419 II. — The Way and Means of the Recovery of Spiritual Decays, and of Obtaining
fresh Springs of Grace ....... 432
TWO SHORT CATECHISMS.
Prefatory Note by the Editor The Epistle Dedicatory The Lesser Catechism The Greater Catechism I. — Of the Scripture ....
II.-OfGod
III.— Of the Holy Trinity
IV. — Of the Works of God; and, first, of those t!iat are
nent .....
v.— Of the Works of God that outwardly are of him VI. — Of God's actual Providence VII.— Of the Law of God .... VIII.— Of the State of Corrupted Nature IX. — Of the Incarnation of Christ . X.— Of the Person of Jesus Christ XI. — Of the Offices of Christ; and first, of his Kingly XII.— Of Christ's Priestly Office XIII.— Of Christ's Prophetical Office XIV.— Of the Twofold Estate of Christ XV.— Of the Persons to whom the Benefits of Christ's XVI.— Of the Church ....
XVII.— Of Faith
XV^III. — Of our Vocation, or God's Calling us XIX. — Of Justification ....
XX. — Of Sanctification ....
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CONTENTS.
Chap. XXI. — Of the Privileges of Believers ......
XXII. — Of the Sacraments of the New Covenant in particular; a holy right where- unto is the Fourth Privilege of Believers .
XXIII. -Of Baptism -