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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.
Christ was in the World as a load-stone drawing all Men to him; his deportment was every way suitable to his Commission, which was to preach good tidings to the Meek, to bind up the broken Hearted; to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound, Isa. 61. 1.
Christ was in the World as a load-stone drawing all Men to him; his deportment was every way suitable to his Commission, which was to preach good tydings to the Meek, to bind up the broken Hearted; to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound, Isa. 61. 1.
III. As his Life so his Doctrine was a wooing and inviting Doctrine; a most pathetical invitation unto sinners, Never Man spake as he spake; whenever he opened his Lips, Heaven opened; the very Heart of God was opened in it to sinners; the whole stream and current of his Doctrine was one continued powerful persuasive to draw sinners to him. This was his Language, Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest, Matth. 11. 28. In the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood up and cried, If any Man thirst, let him come to me and drink, John 7. 37. Himself resembles it to the clucking of a Hen to gather her Chickens under her wings, Luke 13. 34. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, how often would I have gathered thy Children together, as a Hen doth gather her brood under her wings! Certainly, t•e whole stream of the Gospel is nothing else but the charming ⟨p. 183⟩voice of the Heavenly Bridegroom.