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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.
Fourthly,1 Open the door to Christ, for a train of blessings and mercies comes in with him; a troop of privileges follow him: In the same day and hour that Christ comes into thine Heart by a full consent and deliberate choice, a pardon comes with him of all the sins that ever thou committedst in Thought, Word, or Action. Will such a pardon be welcome to thy Soul? Then let Christ be welcome;2 for where Christ comes, pardon comes; if you open to Christ, you open to peace; and who would shut the door of his Soul against Peace? If peace be welcome, let Christ be welcome; for peace follows faith in Christ, Rom. 5. 1: Where Christ comes, liberty comes, John 8. 36. If the Son therefore shall make you free, then are you free indeed. Are you in love with Bonds and Fetters? Satan's Laws are written in Blood: Christs yoke is easy, and his commands not grievous. If you love liberty, love Christ. In a word, where Christ comes, Salvation comes; for he is the Author of eternal Salvation to all them that obey him. If therefore you love Pardon, Peace, Liberty, and Salvation, shut not the door against Christ; for all these follow him where-ever he goes.
Fourthly,1 Open the door to Christ, for a train of blessings and mercies comes in with him; a troop of privileges follow him: In the same day and hour that Christ comes into thine Heart by a full consent and deliberate choice, a pardon comes with him of all the sins that ever thou committedst in Thought, Word, or Action. Will such a pardon be welcome to thy Soul? Then let Christ be welcome;2 for where Christ comes, pardon comes; if you open to Christ, you open to peace; and who would shut the door of his Soul against Peace? If peace be welcome, let Christ be welcome; for peace follows faith in Christ, Rom. 5. 1: Where Christ comes, liberty comes,