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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.
Sixth Inference.
What an unspeakable loss is the loss of the Gospel, seeing the Presence of Christ comes and goes with it? When the Gospel departs, the Spirit of Christ departs with it from among Men; no more conversions, in Gods ordinary way, are then to be ⟨p. 42⟩expected: well therefore might the Lord say, in Hosea 9. 12. Woe to them when I depart from them. The Spirit may in some sense depart whilst the Ordinances are left standing for a time among the People, but then expect no such blessings or benefits from them. But when God takes away Ordinances and Spirit too, woe indeed to that People; and are there not Sins amongst us presaging such a Judgment? Oh England reflect upon thy barrenness under it; where be the fruits answerable to such precious means? The Gospel is a golden Lamp, the graces of the Spirit communicated by it are golden Oil; as in that stately vision, Zach. 4. will God maintain such a lamp fed with such precious Oil for men to trifle and play by?
What an unspeakable loss is the loss of the Gospel, seeing the Presence of Christ comes and goes with it? When the Gospel departs, the Spirit of Christ departs with it from among Men; no more conversions, in Gods ordinary way, are then to be ⟨p. 42⟩expected: well therefore might the Lord say, in