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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.
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, Isa. 63. 1, 2. Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? This that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the Wine-fat? Wilt thou know sinner why he cometh to thee in Red garments? It is to give thee such a Demonstration of his love as may draw forth all the love of thy Heart to him; by this Blood he hath bought and purchased thy Soul, for a Spouse for himself, Acts 20. 28. Now there are two things in the Death of Christ evidential of the fervency of his desires after us. 1. The greatness of the sufferings which he endured. 2. The Use and End to which they were designed.
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 Doctrin and Life discovered much, but his Death and Sufferings abundantly more; in his Doctrin 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 dipt in his own Blood: You may now propound the same admiring question the Church propounded, Isa. 63. 1, 2. Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? This that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the Wine-fat? Wilt thou know sinner why he cometh to thee in Red garments? It is to give thee such a Demonstration of his love as may draw forth all the love of thy Heart to him; by this Blood he hath bought and purchased thy Soul, for a Spouse for himself,