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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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III. Inference.
Learn hence in the third place, What an uncomfortable Life knowing, but unregenerate Men and Women do live: They are frequently in Wars and Combats with their own Consciences, Isa. 46. 22. There is no peace to the wicked, saith my God. They and their Consciences are ever and anon at Daggers drawing: They have little pleasure in Sin, and none at all in Religion: They have none in Religion, because they obey not its Rules, and little in Sin, because their Consciences are still galling and terrifying them for imprisoning their Convictions.
Learn hence in the third place, What an uncomfortable Life knowing, but unregenerate Men and Women do live: They are frequently in Wars and Combats with their own Consciences, Isa. 46. 22. There is no peace to the wicked, saith my God. They and their Consciences are ever and anon at Daggers drawing: They have little pleasure in Sin, and none at all in Religion: They have none in Religion, because they obey not its Rules, and little in Sin, because their Consciences are still gauling and terrifying them for imprisoning their Convictions.
'Tis true, some Mens Consciences are seared as with an hot Iron, 1 Tim. 4. 2. but most have grumbling, and some have raging, and roaring Consciences; they seldom come under the Word, or Rod, but their Consciences lash them: And when Death approaches, the Terrors of the Almighty do shake and terrify them: Altogether to neglect Duty, they dare not, and how to escape a lash from their Consciences they know not. Feign they would have the pleasures of sin, but then like Balaam they meet a Sword in the way; they plunge themselves into Earthly diversions, like Cain, to be rid of a Fury within them, but all will not do. Is this a Life for thee Reader to live? No peace with God, nor any with thy self? No, no, expect no peace whilst thy Convictions lye bound and imprisoned in thy Conscience: Sin for a moment is sweet in thy mouth, but its presently turned into the Gall of Asps within thee Joh 20. 14. O that you did but know the pleasures of a pure peaceable Conscience,