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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 4 › Application 1: I. Use.Sermon 4 › Application 1: I. Vse.
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I. Use.
I. Vse.
And first, this Point will be very fruitful for Information of our Understandings in divers great and useful Points, both Doctrinal and Practical, wherein every Soul among you is deeply concerned; and therefore I beseech you let them be heard and pondered with an answerable attention and seriousness of Spirit; and the first Inference shall be this,
And first, this Point will be very fruitful for Information of our Understandings in divers great and useful Points, both Doctrinal and Practical, wherein every Soul among you is deeply concerned; and therefore I beseech you let them be heard and pondred with an answerable attention and seriousness of Spirit; and the first Inference shall be this,
I. Inference.
If the Lord Jesus do exercise such admirable Patience towards sinners, Then how much better is it for poor sinners to be in the Hands of Christ, than in the Hand of the best and holiest Man in the World? O sinner, tis better for thee to fall into the Hands of the Meek and Merciful Jesus, than into the Hand of the dearest Friend thou hast upon Earth; no Creature can bear what Christ hears; no Patience like the Patience of Christ; tis said of Moses,