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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.
2. His posture and action, I stand at the door and knock; 1the word is in the Preter Tense, I have stood, but being here joined with another Verb of the Present Tense, it is fitly translated, I stand, yet so as that it notes a continued action. I have stood and do still stand with unwearied patience; I once stood personally and bodily among you in the days of my flesh, and I still stand spiritually and representatively in my Ambassadors at the door, (i. e.) the mind and conscience, the faculties and powers which are introductive into the whole soul.
2. His posture and action, I stand at the door and knock; 1the word is in the Preter Tense, I have stood, but being here joyned with another Verb of the Present Tense, it is fitly translated, I stand, yet so as that it notes a continued action. I have stood and do still stand with unwearied patience; I once stood personally and bodily among you in the days of my flesh, and I still stand spiritually and representatively in my Ambassadors at the door, (i. e.) the mind and conscience, the faculties and powers which are introductive into the whole soul.
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The word Door is here improperly put to signify those introductive faculties of the soul which are of a like use to it, as the Door is to the House. This is the Redeemer's posture, his action is knocking; (i. e.) his powerful essays, and gracious attempts to open the heart to give him admission. The word Knock signifies a strong and powerful knock,1 he stands patiently, and knocks powerfully by the Word outwardly, by the convictions, motions, impulses, strivings, and instigations of his Spirit inwardly.