The Works of John Owen

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Volume 1: The Glory of Christ

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John Owen

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Weight	1.88 lbs
Dimensions	8.8 × 5.75 × 1.6 in
ISBN	9780851511238
Binding	Cloth-bound
topic	Catechisms/Confessions, Jesus Christ
Original Pub Date	1689 (actually 1826)
Banner Pub Date	Dec 1, 1965
page-count	494
scripture	Whole Bible
format	Book

Volume Description

‘Volume 1 commences with a brief biography of Owen’s life. Clearly a man of outstanding intellectual ability and learning, the two discourses that follow – “A Declaration of the Glorious Mystery of the Person of Christ – God and Man” and “Meditations and Discourses on the Glory of Christ” – demonstrate a rare combination of pastoral care and academic ability. The second discourse comprises his parting instructions to his church at Leadenhall Street, London, given shortly before his death.

Both discourses explain clearly the mystery of the union of the Divine and human natures in one person: our Lord Jesus Christ. But more than this, they are a rich treasure trove of teaching on how Jesus Christ represents the glory of God in all of his holy attributes of wisdom, goodness, power, love, and grace, and manifests his own glory as our Saviour and Mediator. This teaching doesn’t just satisfy the mind; Owen shows how it should cause us to give Christ honour, worship, and thanksgiving, and to love, obey, and be like him. Owen’s purpose, particularly in the second discourse, is to encourage us to meditate on the glory of Christ as God and man – “let your occasional thoughts of Christ be many” – and to adore what we can’t comprehend. These discourses are relatively easy to read and understand, and the spiritual blessings they bring more than repay any time and effort spent in studying them. They can’t be recommended too highly!

Volume 1 concludes with “The Principles of the Doctrine of Christ Unfolded in Two Short Catechisms”. The first, for young people, is very brief, and the second, for adults, is more comprehensive.’

– Adri van den Broek

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	CONTENTS OF VOL. I.
	GENERAL PREFACE BY THE EDITOR	VII
	LIFE OF DR OWEN. BY REV. A. THOMSON, B.A.
I	His Student-life	XXI
II	His Pastorate	XXXI
III	His Vice- chancellorship	XLVI
IV	His Retirement and Last Days.	LXVIII
	Appendix to the Life of Dr Owen	CXIII
	ΧΡΙΣΤΟΛΟΓΙΑ: OR, A DECLARATION OF THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY OF THE PERSON OF CHRIST.
	PREFATORY NOTE BY THE EDITOR	2
	The Preface	3
I	Peter’s Confession; Matt. xvi, 16-Conceits of the Papists thereon-The Substance and Excellency of that Confession	29
II	Opposition made unto the Church as built on the Person of Christ	35
III	The Person of Christ the most ineffable Effect of Divine Wisdom and Goodness- Thence the next Cause of all True Religion-In what sense it is so	44
IV	The Person of Christ the Foundation of all the Counsels of God	54
V	The Person of Christ the great Representative of God and his Will	65
VI	The Person of Christ the great Repository of Sacred Truth-Hs Relation thereunto	79
VII	Power and Efficacy communicated unto the Office of Christ for the Salvation of the Church from his Person	85
VIII	The Faith of the Church under the Old Testament in and concerning the Person of Christ	100
IX	Honour due to the Person of Christ-The Nature and Causes of it	103
X	The Principle of the Assignation of Divine Honour unto the Person of Christ, in both the Branches of it; which is Faith in him	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, as it respects the Per- son of Christ .	150
XIV	Motives unto the Love of Christ	161
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	178
XVII	Other Evidences of Divine Wisdom in the Contrivance of the Work of Redemption in and by the Person of Christ, in Effects evidencing a condecency thereunto	206
XVIII	The Nature of the Person of Christ, and the Hypostatical Union of his Natures Declared	223
XIX	The Exaltation of Christ; with 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.
	PREFATORY NOTE BY THE EDITOR	274
	Preface to the Reader .	275
I	The Explication of the Text; John xvii, 24	285
II	The Glory of the Person of Christ, as the only Representative of God	293
III	The Glory of Christ in the mysterious Constitution of his Person	309
IV	The Glory of Christ in his Susception of the Office of a Mediator.-First, in his Condescension	322
V	The Glory of Christ in his Love	333
VI	The Glory of Christ in the Discharge of his Mediatory Office	338
VII	The Glory of Christ in his Exaltation, after the accomplishment of the Work of Mediation in this World .	342
VIII	Representations of the Glory of Christ under the Old Testament	348
IX	The Glory of Christ in his intimate Conjunction with the Church	352
X	The Glory of Christ in the Communication of himself unto Believers	360
XI	The Glory of Christ in the Recapitulation of all things in him	367
XII	Differences between our Beholding the Glory of Christ by Faith in this World and by Sight in Heaven-The First of them Explained .	374
XIII	The Second Difference between our Beholding the 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 him	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	464
	The Epistle Dedicatory	465
	The LESSER CATECHISM	467
	THE GREATER CATECHISM	470
I	Of the Scripture	470
II	Of God	471
III	Of the Holy Trinity	472
IV	Of the Works of God; and, first, of those that are Internal and Immanent	473
V	Of the Works of God that outwardly are of him	474
VI	Of God’s actual Providence	475
VII	Of the Law of God	476
VIII	Of the State of Corrupted Nature	477
IX	Of the Incarnation of Christ .	478
X	Of the Person of Jesus Christ	478
XI	Of the Offices of Christ; and first, of his Kingly	480
XII	Of Christ’s Priestly Office	481
XIII	Of Christ’s Prophetical Office	483
XIV	Of the Twofold Estate of Christ	483
XV	Of the Persons to whom the Benefits of Christ’s Offices do belong	484
XVI	Of the Church	484
XVII	Of Faith	485
XVIII	Of our Vocation, or God’s Calling us	486
XIX	Of Justification	487
XX	Of Sanctification	487
XXI	Of the Privileges of Believers	489
XXII	Of the Sacraments of the New Covenant in particular; a holy right where- unto is the Fourth Privilege of Believers.	490
XXIII	Of Baptism	491
XXIV	Of the Lord’s Supper.	491
XXV	Of the Communion of Saints-the Fifth Privilege of Believers	492
XXVI	Of Particular Churches	493
XXVII	Of the Last Privilege of Believers,-being the Door of Entrance into Glory	493

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Volume Description ‘Volume 1 commences with a brief biography of Owen’s life. Clearly a man of outstanding intellectual ability and learning, the two discourses that follow – “A Declaration of the Glorious Mystery of the Person of Christ – God and Man” and “Meditations and Discourses on the Glory of Christ” – demonstrate a rare […]