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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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3. Every mans own conscience is a Witness for God, that he hath a fair offer once made him; the very consciences of the Heathens that never saw a Bible, that had no other Preachers but the Sun, Moon and Stars, and other works of Nature; yet of them the Apostle saith, Rom. 2. 15. That they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or excusing one another. Certainly if such vigour and activity was put into the consciences of Heathens, who could only read the will of God by the dim Moonlight of natural reason; how much more vigorous and active will conscience be in its accusing office against all that live under the bright beams of Gospel light? Their consciences will be swift Witnesses, and will ring sad Peals in their ears another day. You shall know that there hath been a Prophet among you, Ezek. 2. 5. This single Witness is instead of a thousand Witnesses for God.
3. Every mans own conscience is a Witness for God, that he hath a fair offer once made him; the very consciences of the Heathens that never saw a Bible, that had no other Preachers but the Sun, Moon and Stars, and other works of Nature; yet of them the Apostle saith, Rom. 2. 15. That they shew the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or excusing one another. Certainly if such vigour and activity was put into the consciences of Heathens, who could only read the will of God by the dim Moonlight of natural reason; how much more vigorous and active will conscience be in its accusing office against all that live under the bright beams of Gospel light? Their consciences will be swift Witnesses, and will ring sad Peals in their ears another day. You shall know that there hath been a Prophet among you, Ezek. 2. 5. This single Witness is instead of a thousand Witnesses for God.