John Owen, Of Communion with God 
     
    Contents 
     
     
     
    Part 1. Of Communion with each Person distinctly - Of Communion  
            with the Father 
     
     Chapter 1. That the saints have communion with God - 1 John 1: 3 
                considered to that purpose - Somewhat of the nature  
                of communion in general. 
     Chapter 2. That the saints have this communion distinctly with  
                the Father, Son, and Spirit, 1 John 5: 7 opened to  
                this purpose; also, 1 Cor. 12: 4-6, Eph. 2: 18 -  
                Father and Son mentioned jointly in this  communion;  
                the Father solely, the Son also, and the Holy Ghost  
                singly - The saints' respective reward in all worship  
                to each person manifested - Faith in the Father, John  
                5: 9, 10; and love towards him, 1 John 2: 15, Mal.  
                1: 6 - So in prayer and praise - It is so likewise  
                with the Son, John 14: 1 - Of our communion with the  
                Holy Ghost - The truth farther confirmed.  
     Chapter 3. Of the peculiar and distinct communion which the  
                saints have with the Father - Observations for the  
                clearing of the whole premised - Our peculiar  
                communion with the Father is in love - 1 John 4: 7,  
                8; 2 Cor. 13: 14; John 16: 26, 27; Rom. 5: 5; John  
                3: 16, 14: 23; Tit. 3: 4, opened to this purpose -  
                What is required of believers to hold communion with  
                the Father in love - His love received by faith -  
                Returns of love to him - God's love to us and ours to  
                him - Wherein they agree - Wherein they differ. 
     Chapter 4. Inferences on the former doctrine concerning  
                communion with the Father in love. 
     
    Part 2. Of Communion with the Son Jesus Christ 
     
     Chapter 1. Of the fellowship which the saints have with Jesus  
                Christ the Son of God - That they have such a  
                fellowship proved, 1 Cor. 1: 9; Rev. 3: 20; Cant. 2:  
                1-7 opened; also Prov. 9: 1-5. 
     Chapter 2. What it is wherein we have peculiar fellowship with  
                the Lord Christ - This is in grace - This proved,  
                John 1: 14,16,17; 2 Cor. 13: 14; 2 Thess. 3: 17, 18 -  
                Grace of various acceptations - Personal grace in  
                Christ proposed to consideration - The grace of 
                Christ as Mediator intended, Ps. 45: 2 - Cant. 5: 
                10, Christ, how white and ruddy - His fitness to 
                save, from the grace of union - His fulness to save - 
                His suitableness to endear - These considerations 
                improved. 
     Chapter 3. Of the way and manner whereby the saints hold commun- 
                ion with the Lord Christ as to personal grace - The  
                conjugal relation between Christ and the saints, 
                Cant. 2: 16





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