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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
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2ly. Christ knocks in the Word by its terrible comminations and awful threatenings, menacing the Soul that opens not, with eternal ruin; these are dreadful knocks; O sinner, saith Christ, wilt thou not open? Shall all the tenders of my Grace made to thee be in vain? Know then that this thy obstinacy shall be thy damnation. Thus the Word denounces ruin in the name of the great and terrible God to all wilful impenitents and obstinate unbelievers, John 3. 36. He that believeth not the Son, shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. O dreadful sound, like unto which is that, John 8. 24. If ye believe not that I am he, ye shall dye in your sins. q. d. Thy Mittimu• for Hell shall be made and signed; will you not come to me that you might have life? then I will foretell what death you shall dye, you shall even dye in your sins. Oh, it were better for thee to dye like a Dog in a ditch, than to dye in thy sins. These are loud knocks of the Word, terrible sounds, yet no more than needs to startle ⟨p. 144⟩the drowsy Consciences of sinners. And then,
2ly. Christ knocks in the Word by its terrible comminations and awful threatnings, menacing the Soul that opens not, with eternal ruine; these are dreadful knocks; O sinner, saith Christ, wilt thou not open? Shall all the tenders of my Grace made to thee be in vain? Know then that this thy obstinacy shall be thy damnation. Thus the Word denounces ruine in the name of the great and terrible God to all wilful impenitents and obstinate unbelievers, Iohn 3. 36. He that believeth not the Son, shall not see life; but the wrath ef God abideth on him. O dreadful sound, like unto which is that, Iohn 8. 24. If ye believe not that I am he, ye shall dye in your sins. q. d. Thy Mittimu• for Hell shall be made and signed; will you not come to me that you might have life? then I will foretel what death you shall dye, you shall even dye in your sins. Oh, it were better for thee to dye like a Dog in a ditch, than to dye in thy sins. These are loud knocks of the Word, terrible sounds, yet no more than needs to startle