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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.
Weigh now the force of this second Demonstration from the Life of Christ; will you have a proof of Christs earnest suit to gain the Hearts of sinners? his whole Life upon Earth was a great proof of it; his Doctrine, so full of pathetical invitations, proves it; the Joy of his Heart at the success of the Gospel; his Tears and Sorrows for the obstinacy of unbelievers; his Labours and Travels to gather sinners to him; his admirable Encouragements put into general invitations; his dreadful Threatenings to all that reject his motions; his commissionating and qualifying, continuing and encouraging his Ministers to carry on this suit in his Name: All these things make up a full Demonstration that Jesus Christ is an earnest suitor for union and communion with the Soul of sinners; which was the thing to be proved.
Weigh now the force of this second Demonstration from the Life of Christ; will you have a proof of Christs earnest suit to gain the Hearts of sinners? his whole Life upon Earth was a great proof of it; his Doctrin, so full of pathetical invitations, proves it; the Joy of his Heart at the success of the Gospel; his Tears and Sorrows for the obstinacy of unbelievers; his Labours and Travels to gather sinners to him; his admirable Encouragements put into general invitations; his dreadful Threatnings to all that reject his motions; his commissionating and qualifying, continuing and encouraging his Ministers to carry on this suit in his Name: All these things make up a full Demonstration that Jesus Christ is an earnest suiter for union and communion with the Soul of sinners; which was the thing to be proved.
Thirdly,1 The Death of Christ is the fullest Demonstration that ever was, or can be given of ⟨p. 189⟩his love to sinners, and desire after union and communion with him. His Doctrine and Life discovered much, but his Death and Sufferings abundantly more; in his Doctrine he spent his Breath, but upon the Cross he spent his Blood. Here he comes a suiting to the Souls of sinners in his Scarlet robes, his Red garments; garments dipped in his own Blood: You may now propound the same admiring question the Church propounded,