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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 3 › DOCTRINE. › Bar 2: The Second Bar.Sermon 3 › DOCTRIN. › Bar 2: The Second Bar.
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.
The Second Bar.
The Second Bar or Lock that shuts Christ out of Mens Souls, is the sin of Unbelief; this is one of the strongest holds of Satan wherein he trusteth; this is a sin that not only locks up the Heart of a sinner, but also binds up the Hand of a Saviour, Matth. 13. 58. He could do no mighty works there, because of their unbelief.
The Second Bar or Lock that shuts Christ out of Mens Souls, is the sin of Vnbelief; this is one of the strongest holds of Satan wherein he trusteth; this is a sin that not only locks up the Heart of a sinner, but also binds up the Hand of a Saviour, Matth. 13. 58. He could do no mighty works there, because of their unbelief.
It obstructed his miraculous Works when he was on Earth, and it obstructs his gracious Works now he is in Heaven. A Saviour is come into the World, but poor Unbeliever, thy Soul can neither have Union nor Communion with him till this Bar of thy unbelief be removed. The Gospel is come among us with mighty Arguments to convince, and powerful Motives to persuade, but little saving effect follows; its main design is to many frustrated, and all this through unbelief shutting up and hardening Mens hearts under it. The Word preached did not profit them because of their unbelief, Heb. 4. 2. Ah cursed Bar! Which shuts up thy Heart, shuts out thy Saviour, and will effectually shut thee out of Heaven except the Almighty power of God break it asunder: They could not enter in because of unbelief. The ruin of Souls is laid at the Door of unbelief; tis the damning sin,