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Englands duty under the present gospel liberty from Revel. III, vers. 20
Englands duty under the present gospel liberty from Revel. III, vers. 20 : wherein is opened the admirable condescension and patience of Christ in waiting upon trifling and obstinate sinners, the wretched state of the unconverted, the nature of evangelical faith ..., the riches of free grace in the offers of Christ ..., the invaluable privileges of union and communion granted to all who receive him ... / by John Flavell ...Englands duty under the present gospel liberty from Revel. III, vers. 20 : wherein is opened the admirable condescension and patience of Christ in waiting upon trifling and obstinate sinners, the wretched state of the unconverted, the nature of evangelical faith ..., the riches of free grace in the offers of Christ ..., the invaluable priviledges of union and communion granted to all who receive him ... / by John Flavell ...
London: printed for Matthew Wotton, 1689
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
IX. Excellency.
'Tis Ease in all pains; sweet and sensible ease to a troubled Soul. Look as the breathing of a vein cools, eases, and refreshes a feverish body; so the opening of the Soul by acts of communion with God, gives sensible ease to a burdened Soul; griefs are eased by groans heaven-ward. Many Souls are deep laden with their own fears, cares and distresses; no refreshment for such a Soul, no such Anodyne in the whole World as communion with God is, Psal. 32. 1, 2, 3. How did troubles boil in Davids Soul? Night and day Gods hand was heavy on him; his Soul, as Elihu speaks, was like bottles full of new Wine, he must speak to God that he may be refreshed; and so he did and was refreshed by it. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord, and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. It would grieve one to see how many poor distressed Souls carry their troubles up and down the World, making their complaints to one, and another; but no ease. Away to thy God poor Christian, get thee into thy closet, pour out thy Soul before him; and that ease which thou seekest in vain, ⟨p. 429⟩elsewhere, will there be found, or nowhere.
'Tis Ease in all pains; sweet and sensible ease to a troubled Soul. Look as the breathing of a vein cools, eases, and refreshes a severish body; so the opening of the Soul by acts of communion with God, gives sensible ease to a burdened Soul; griefs are eased by groans heaven-ward. Many Souls are deep laden with their own fears, cares and distresses; no refreshment for such a Soul, no such Anodine in the whole World as communion with God is,