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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.
How often have you been upon the very brink of Hell,1 in the days of your unregeneracy? Every sickness, and every danger of life which you escaped in those days, was a marvellous escape ⟨p. 120⟩from the everlasting wrath of God. Had thy Disease prevailed one degree further, thou hadst been past hope; and out of the reach of Mercies Arm now. Doubtless some of you can remember when in such and such a Disease you were like a Ship riding in a furious storm by one Cable, and two or three of the strands of that Cable were snapped asunder. So it hath been with you, the thread of life how weak soever, hath held till the bonds of union betwixt Christ and your Souls are fastened, and the eternal hazard over. This is admirable Grace.
How often have you been upon the very brink of Hell,1 in the days of your unregeneracy? Every sickness, and every danger of life which you escaped in those days, was a marvelous escape ⟨p. 120⟩from the everlasting wrath of God. Had thy Disease prevailed one degree further, thou hadst been past hope; and out of the reach of Mercies Arm now. Doubtless some of you can remember when in such and such a Disease you were like a Ship riding in a furious storm by one Cable, and two or three of the strands of that Cable were snapt asunder. So it hath been with you, the thread of life how weak soever, hath held till the bonds of union betwixt Christ and your Souls are fastned, and the eternal hazard over. This is admirable Grace.
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How often hath Death come up into your Windows, entered into your Houses,1