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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.
II. Consolation.
The opening of the Heart to receive Christ is the peculiar effect of the Divine and Almighty Power of God; the Arm of an Angel is too weak to break those strong bars before mentioned. Therefore the exceeding greatness of his Power is applied unto this work of believing, Ephes. 1. 19. And what is the exceeding greatness of his Power toward us, who believe, according to the working of his mighty Power which he wrought in Christ when he raised him from the dead. Here is Power, the Power of God, the greatness of his Power, the exceeding greatness of his Power, the very same Power which wrought in Christ when he raised him from the dead; and all this no more than needs to make the Heart of Man open by Faith to receive Christ; the only Key that fits the cross Wards of Mans Will, and effectually opens his Heart, is in the Hand of Christ, ⟨p. 78⟩Revel. 3. 7. He hath the key of David, he openeth and no Man shutteth.
The opening of the Heart to receive Christ is the peculiar effect of the Divine and Almighty Power of God; the Arm of an Angel is too weak to break those strong bars before mentioned. Therefore the exceeding greatness of his Power is applied unto this work of believing, Ephes. 1. 19. And what is the exceeding greatness of his Power toward us, who believe, according to the working of his mighty Power which he wrought in Christ when he raised him from the dead. Here is Power, the Power of God, the greatness of his Power, the exceeding greatness of his Power, the very same Power which wrought in Christ when he raised him from the dead; and all this no more than needs to make the Heart of Man open by Faith to receive Christ; the only Key that fits the cross Wards of Mans Will, and effectually opens his Heart, is in the Hand of Christ,