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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.
Thirdly,1 The Lord exercises this long-suffering towards sinners to clear his Justice in the damnation of all the obstinate refusers of Christ and Marcy. Christ waits at our doors now, that he may be clear in his sentence against us hereafter. This Patience of Christ takes away all Apologies and Pleas out of the Mouths of impenitent sinners; the more Christ's Patience hath been, the less defence or plea they will have for themselves.
Thirdly,1 The Lord excercises this long-suffering towards sinners to clear his Justice in the damnation of all the obstinate refusers of Chirst and Marcy. Christ waits at our doors now, that he may be clear in his sentence against us hereafter. This Patience of Christ takes away all Apologies and Pleas out of the Mouths of impenitent sinners; the more Christ's Patience hath been, the less defence or plea they will have for themselves.
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Think with thy self sinner, what wilt thou answer in the great day, when Christ shall say, Did not I stand at thy door from day to day, from Sabbath to Sabbath, from year to year, calling, wooing, persuading thee to be reconciled, and accept Pardon and Mercy in the proper season of them, and thou wouldst not? Rev. 2. 21. I gave her space to repent, and she repented not. Well, the Lord gives you time now, a space of repentance, such a space as millions of Souls gone out of Time into a miserable Eternity never had, With whomsoever Christ hath been quick and severe, to be sure he hath not been so with you. This time of Christ's Patience will be evidence enough to clear Christ and condemn you: Men and Angels shall applaud the sentence as dreadful as it is, and say, Righteous art thou, O Lord, in Judging thus.