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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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2ly, The Death of Christ purchases and procures perfect cleansing from the filth and pollution of sin, to wash the defiled Souls of sinners from all their uncleanness. For this is he that came by water and by blood; not by blood only, but by water also, 1 Joh. 5. 6. He comes by way of Sanctification as well as by way of Justification. Lord, saith a convinced sinner, what an unclean Nature, Heart and Life have I? O I am nothing ⟨p. 195⟩but a heap of uncleanness, an abhorrence to God and my self; how shall such an Heart as mine, such an Augean Stable be cleansed? Come unto me, saith Christ, I came by Water as well as Blood; in me thou shalt find a Fountain for Sanctification, as well as Justification; come unto me, and my Spirit shall undertake the cleansing of thy Heart; he shall take away the pollutions of sin perfectly, so that it shall be presented to God without spot.
2ly, The Death of Christ purchases and procures perfect cleansing from the filth and pollution of sin, to wash the defiled Souls of sinners from all their uncleanness. For this is he that came by water and by blood; not by blood only, but by water also, 1 Joh. 5. 6. He comes by way of Sanctification as well as by way of Justification. Lord, saith a convinced sinner, what an unclean Nature, Heart and Life have I? O I am nothing ⟨p. 195⟩but a heap of uncleanness, an abhorence to God and my self; how shall such an Heart as mine, such an Augean Stable be cleansed? Come unto me, saith Christ, I came by Water as well as Blood; in me thou shalt find a Fountain for Sanctification, as well as Justification; come unto me, and my Spirit shall undertake the cleansing of thy Heart; he shall take away the pollutions of sin perfectly, so that it shall be presented to God without spot.
3ly, And lastly, The transcendent love of Christ shines out in its full strength upon the Souls of sinners from the Cross; and there's nothing like love to draw love; when Christ was lifted up upon the Cross, he gave such a glorious demonstration of the strength of his love to sinners, as one would think should draw love from the hardest Heart that ever lodged in a sinners Breast. Herein is love (saith the Apostle) not that we loved God, but that he loved us; and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins,