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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
Letter: EPISTOLA Dilectissimis, & in Christo prequam Reverendis Evangelii Ministris; nunc demum…
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.
Caeterum Deus tandem nostri misertus, virum pietatis amantem, & very studiosum excitavit; qui summis laboribus & maximis periculis causam suam fortiter assereret, & faciem terrae renovaret. Secundum hoc tempus dicetur, quid operatus est Deus! Nunc omni impedimento sublaturo, horrida procella sedata; (quae nos huc illuc sicut stipulas dispergebat) Deus noster propitius nos ita alloquitur, Surge Amica mea & veni, ecce enim hyems transiit, pluvia praeteriit, flores conspiciuntur in terra, tempus minuritionis advenit; & vox Turturis auditur in terra nostra. q. d. jam satis domi latitasti, potes in publicum prodire. Signa Salutis, & incitamenta laboris undiquaque apparent. Sic hyemis asperitas nobis commendat suavitatem Veris.
Caeterum Deus tandem nostri misertus, virum pietatis amantem, & veri studiosum excitavit; qui summis laboribus & maximis periculis causam suam fortiter assereret, & faciem terrae renovaret. Secundum hoc tempus dicetur, quid operatus est Deus! Nunc omni impedimento sublaturo, horrida procella sedata; (quae nos huc illuc sicut stipulas dispergebat) Deus noster propitius nos ita alloquitur, Surge Amica mea & veni, ecce enim hyems transiit, pluvia praeteriit, flores conspiciuntur in terra, tempus minuritionis advenit; & vox Turturis auditur in terra nostra. q. d. jam satis domi latitasti, potes in publicum prodire. Signa Salutis, & incitamenta laboris undiquaque apparent. Sic hyemis asperitas nobis commendat suavitatem Veris.
Ad me quod attinet, quam primum vox laeta libertatis aurem attigerat, proprio & exoptato operi meipsum statim accingere cepi. Si enim tanta Dulcedo in mathematicarum artium studiis invenitur, & cum quis eam degustaverit, quafi Circeis poculis captus se non finit ab illis divelli: dulcissimum erit labores nostros quamvis exantlatos, gloria Christi, & animarum salute ultro impendere. Gaudio igitur non vulgari gavisus sum, quod demum falcem meam fere rubigine exesam, in messem Domini [Greek or Hebrew] immittarem. Gratias ago Deo meo benignissimo, qui opportunitatis o•tium non tantum tempestive apperuit, quin etiam (mihi supplicanti) Salubrioris doctrinae [Greek or Hebrew] suppeditavit; multisque jamdudum benedixit.