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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
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Secondly, Our next enquiry must be into the Light of Conscience, and the various kinds of that Light.
The Lord did not frame such an excellent Structure as the Soul of Man, without Windows to let in light; nor doth he deny the benefit of light to any Soul: But there is a twofold Light which Men have to inform and guide their Consciences. 1. The Light of Natural Reason, which is common. 2. The Light of Scripture Revelation, which is special.
(1,) There is the common light of Natural Reason, which is connate, called by Solomon, Prov. 20. 27 The Candle of the Lord. The Spirit of Man is the Candle of the Lord. This is affirmed by him that had an extraordinary portion of intellectuals, ⟨p. 10⟩a brighter lamp of Reason and Wisdom than other Men: And this is not only true of the Soul in general, but of that special Power of it, which is called Conscience, which is Gods Spy, and Mans Overseer. The Heathens had this Light shining in their Minds and Consciences: Some of them by the alone help of this Natural Light made wonderful discoveries of the Mysteries of Nature, yea, they found its Efficacy and Power great in their Consciences to raise their hopes or fears according to the good or evil they had done.
(1,) There is the common light of Natural Reason, which is connate, called by Solomon, Prov. 20. 27 The Candle of the Lord. The Spirit of Man is the Candle of the Lord. This is affirmed by him that had an extraordinary portion of intellectuals, ⟨p. 10⟩