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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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VI. This appears to be the great design of Christ, by the unwearied labours he underwent Day and Night to accomplish it; many weary Journeys Christ took, many Sermons and Prayers he Preached and poured out, and all upon this design to open the Hearts of sinners to him, and win the consent of their Wills to become his; this was the Work which he preferred to his necessary food, John 4. 34. My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. q. d. My bringing home the Elect of God, and saving them from wrath to come, 'tis more to me than meat and drink; so vehement and intense were his desires after the winning of sinners, that he would lose no occasion to accomplish it, If he were never so weary with his travels and labours, yet if any occasion offered to save a lost Soul, he would be sure to improve it; you have an instance of this, in John 4. 6. Then cometh he to a City of Samaria, called Sychar, &c. now Jacobs well was there. Jesus therefore being wearied with his Journey, sat thus on the well, &c. Christ was weary with his Journey and sat on the Well for a little rest and refreshment, in the heat of the day; ⟨p. 185⟩at the same time comes a Woman of Samaria to draw water, a great sinner she was; Christ compassionately beholding this miserable object, forgets his own weariness, presently falls a Preaching Repentance to this sinner, and opens her Heart; a greater refreshment to him than that Well could afford him, by giving him a seat to sit on, or water to drink.
VI. This appears to be the great design of Christ, by the unwearied labours he underwent Day and Night to accomplish it; many weary Journies Christ took, many Sermons and Prayers he Preached and poured out, and all upon this design to open the Hearts of sinners to him, and win the consent of their Wills to become his; this was the Work which he preferred to his necessary food, Iohn 4. 34. My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. q. d. My bringing home the Elect of God, and saving them from wrath to come, 'tis more to me than meat and drink; so vehement and intense were his desires after the winning of sinners, that he would lose no occasion to accomplish it, If he were never so weary with his travels and labours, yet if any occasion offered to save a lost Soul, he would be sure to improve it; you have an instance of this, in