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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.
XII. Excellency.
'Tis the Honour of the Soul, and the greatest honour that ever God conferred on any creature; 'tis the glory of the holy Angels in Heaven to be always beholding the face of God, Matth. 18. 10. Oh! that God should admit poor dust and ashes unto such a nearness to himself! To walk with a King, and have frequent converse with him, puts a great deal of honour upon a Subject; but the Saints walk with God, so did Enoch, so do all the Saints, 1 John 1. 3. Truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Christ Jesus. They have liberty and access with confidence; the Lord as it were delivers them the golden key of prayer, by which they may come into his presence on all occasions, with the freedom of Children to a Father.
'Tis the Honour of the Soul, and the greatest honour that ever God conferr'd on any creature; 'tis the glory of the holy Angels in Heaven to be always beholding the face of God, Matth. 18. 10. Oh! that God should admit poor dust and ashes unto such a nearness to himself! To walk with a King, and have frequent converse with him, puts a great deal of honour upon a Subject; but the Saints walk with God, so did Enoch, so do all the Saints, 1 John 1. 3. Truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Christ Iesus. They have liberty and access with confidence; the Lord as it were delivers them the golden key of prayer, by which they may come into his presence on all occasions, with the freedom of Children to a Father.