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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.
Hence it follows, that convinced and broken hearted sinners need not be discouraged in going to Jesus Christ for mercy, seeing he exercises such wonderful Patience towards obstinate and refusing sinners.
Hence it follows, that convinced and broken hearted sinners need not be discouraged in going to Iesus Christ for mircy, seeing he exercises such wonderful Patince towards obstinate and refusing sinners.
This inference breaths pure Gospel; it is a Cordial to cheer the Heart that is moving towards Christ, with fear and trembling. 'Tis a great artifice of the Devil to daunt and discourage ⟨p. 103⟩courage poor convinced sinners, by telling them there is no hope of mercy for them▪ that they shall find the Arms of Mercy closed, the Bowels of Compassion shut up; that the Time of Mercy is now past, they come too late. O how busy is Satan with such suggestions as these in many of your Souls? But I am come to tell you this day that these are but the artifices of the Enemy; you are going to the Fountain of Mercy, Patience, Goodness and Long-suffering; go on, and you shall find abundantly more than you expect. He will not cast off a Soul that comes Mourning and Panting towards him, and is willing to subscribe the Gospel articles of Reconciliation: No, he will not shut out such a Soul whatever its rebellions and provocations have been. Sinner, thou art going to the meek and merciful Jesus, Matth. 11. 28. Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy-laden and I will give you rest; take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly. You are going to Meekness and Mercy it self; he is the Lamb of God, that is his name; go on then poor trembling sinner, don't stand any longer at shall I? Shall I? with Christ; but make a bold but necessary adventure of Faith; try him once, and then report what you find im to be: Certainly if he exercises such Patience towards the Vessels of wrath, whilst they are sitting to destruction; as he doth