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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.
III. Use for Consolation.
III. Vse for Consolation.
This Point winds up in Consolation to all such, as hearing the knocks of Christ, have opened, or are now resolved to open their Hearts unto him; and that nothing henceforth shall keep Christ and their Souls asunder. To such I shall address the following grounds of Comfort:
I. Consolation.
An opening Heart to Christ is a work wholly and altogether Supernatural; A special work of the Spirit of God, never found upon any but an elect Soul. There are common gifts of the Spirit, such as Knowledge, vanishing Convictions, &c. but the opening of the Heart by Faith is the special, saving, and peculiar work of the Spirit, John 6. 29. This is the work of God that ye believe. Yea it is the effect of the Almighty Power of God, the exceeding greatness of his Power is exerted in the work of Faith, Eph. 1. 19. it rises not out of Nature, as common gifts do; but of this it is expressly said,