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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.
V. His Sorrows and Mournings upon the account of the obstinacy and unbelief of sinners speaks the vehemency of his desire after union with them; it is said, Mark 3. 5. When he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their Hearts, &c. You see from hence, that an hard Heart is a grief to Jesus Christ; O how tenderly did Christ resent it, when Jerusalem rejected him! 'Tis said, Luke 19. 41. That when Jesus came nigh to the City he wept, over it. The Redeemers tears wept over obstinate ⟨p. 184⟩Jerusalem, spake the zeal and fervency of his affection to their Salvation; how loath is Christ to give up sinners; what a mournful voice is that, in John 5. 40. And you will not come unto me that you might have life. How feign would I give you life, but you will rather dye than come unto me for it? what can Christ do more, to express his willingness? All the sorrows that ever touched the Heart of Christ from Men were upon this account, that they would not yield to his calls and invitations.
V. His Sorrows and Mournings upon the account of the obstinacy and unbelief of sinners speaks the vehemency of his desire after union with them; it is said, Mark 3. 5. When he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their Hearts, &c. You see from hence, that an hard Heart is a grief to Jesus Christ; O how tenderly did Christ resent it, when Ierusalem rejected him! 'Tis said, Luke 19. 41. That when Iesus came nigh to the City he wept, over it. The Redeemers tears wept over obstinate ⟨p. 184⟩Ierusalem, spake the zeal and servency of his affection to their Salvation; how loath is Christ to give up sinners; what a mournful voice is that, in Iohn 5. 40. And you will not come unto me that you might have life. How feign would I give you life, but you will rather dye than come unto me for it? what can Christ do more, to express his willingness? All the sorrows that ever toucht the Heart of Christ from Men were upon this account, that they would not yield to his calls and invitations.