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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.
Do not idolize the World, nor overvalue the Trifles of this life, 'tis the love of the World that makes men warp from the Rules of their own Consciences, 2 Tim. 4. 10 'tis this that makes men strain hard, to get loose from the ties and bonds of their own Consciences. The young man was convinced, but the world was too hard for his Convictions, Luk. 18. 23. the degree of his Sorrow, was according to the degree of his Love to the Creature. 'Tis not the having, but the overloving of the world that ruins us. 'Tis a worldly Heart which makes men twist and turn, shuffle and dissemble at that rate they do in time of Temptation. Could you once dethrone this Idol, how secure and safe would your Consciences be! The Church is described, Rev. 12. 1. as clothed with the Sun, and the Moon under her Feet The most zealous Age of the Church, was the Age of Poverty. Try these few considerations upon your hearts to loose them from the inordinate love of the World.
(1.) What good will the World do you when you have lost your Integrity for its sake, and peace is taken away from the inner man? What joy of the world had Judas, and what comfort had Spira? If you part with your integrity for it, God will blast it, and it shall yield you no joy.
(1.) What good will the World do you when you have lost your Integrity for its sake, and peace is taken away from the inner man? VVhat joy of the world had Iudas, and what comfort had Spira? If you part with your integrity for it, God will blast it, and it shall yield you no joy.
(2.) Except you renounce the world, you are renounced by Christ. Disclaim it, or he will disclaim you;