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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.
IV. Counsel.
As ever you expect to be owners of much comfort in the ways of your Communion with God, see that you be strict and circumspect in the course of your Conversations. 'Tis the looseness and carelessness of our hearts and lives, which impoverishes our Spiritual comforts. A little pride, a little carelessness dashes and frustrates a great deal of comfort which was very near us, almost in our hands; to allude to that, Hosea 7. 1. When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered. So here, just when […] desire of thy heart was come to the door, some sin stepped in the way of it. your iniquities, saith God, have separated between you and you God, and your sins have hid his face from you, Isa. 59. 2. The Comforter, the holy Spirit, is sensible and tender, he hath quick resentments of your unkindnesses and offences. As ever therefore you expect comfort from him, beware of him, and grieve him not.
As ever you expect to be owners of much comfort in the ways of your Communion with God, see that you be strict and circumspect in the course of your Conversations. 'Tis the loosness and carelesness of our hearts and lives, which impoverishes our Spiritual comforts. A little pride, a little carelesness dashes and frustrates a great deal of comfort which was very near us, almost in our hands; to allude to that, Hosea 7. 1. When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered. So here, just when 〈…〉 desire of thy heart was come to the door, some sin stept in the way of it. your iniquities, saith God, have separated between you and you God, and your sins have hid his face from you,