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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
Sermon 1 › Application 2 › Consideration 1: I. CONSIDERATION.
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I. CONSIDERATION.
Consider how invaluable a mercy it is that you are yet within the reach of offered Grace. The mercies that stand in offer before you, this day, were ⟨p. 18⟩never set before the Angels that fell; no Mediator was ever appointed for them. Oh astonishing mercy! that those Vessels of Gold should be cast into everlasting Fire, and such Clay Vessels as we are, thus put into a capacity of greater happiness than ever they fell from: Nay, the mercy that stands before you is not only denied to the Angels that fell, but to the greatest part of your fellow Creatures, of the same rank and dignity with you, Psal. 147. 19, 20. He showeth his Word to Jacob, his Statutes and his Judgments unto Israel; he hath not dealt so with any Nation, and as for his Judgments they have not known them; praise ye the Lord. A mercy deservedly celebrated with a Joyful Alleluia. What vast Tracts are there in the habitable World, where the name of Christ is unknown! Tis your special mercy to be born in a Land of Bibles, and Ministers; where it is as difficult for you to avoid and shun the Light, as it is for others to behold and enjoy it.
Consider how invaluable a mercy it is that you are yet within the reach of offered Grace. The mercies that stand in offer before you, this day, were ⟨p. 18⟩never set before the Angels that fell; no Mediator was ever appointed for them. Oh astonishing mercy! that those Vessels of Gold should be cast into everlasting Fire, and such Clay Vessels as we are, thus put into a capacity of greater happiness than ever they fell from: Nay, the mercy that stands before you is not only denied to the Angels that fell, but to the greatest part of your fellow Creatures, of the same rank and dignity with you,