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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.
III. Inference.
By Christs earnest Suit for the Souls of sinners you may estimate the invaluable worth and precious Nature of the Soul of Man. Were not the Soul a Creature of great value, Jesus Christ would never be so deeply concerned about the winning and saving of it. Sinners have a vile esteem of their own Souls, they will sell them for nought, but Christ knows their true worth, and his solicitude to save them is answerable to his estimation of them; he counts when he hath gained a Soul he hath gained a Treasure. Therefore he pleads, woos, and waits so earnestly and assiduously for the Salvation of them. Two things speak the great value of the Soul of Man.
1. That it is a marriageable Creature to Christ now. 2. That it is capable of Glory with Christ hereafter.
1. That it is a marriagable Creature to Christ now. 2. That it is capable of Glory with Christ hereafter.
I. It is a marriageable Creature to Christ now, capable of espousals to the Son of God; upon which account it is Christ so earnestly seeks its love, and sues for its consent: Now this is a dignity beyond all other Creatures in Heaven or Earth; no Angel in Heaven, no other Creature but the Soul of Man on Earth, is capable of espousals unto Christ; 'tis a dignity above that of Angels, for Christ took not on him their Nature, and the Hypostatical union is the ground and foundation of the Mystical union. They are Members indeed of Christs Kingdom, and he is to them a Head of dominion; but this honour was never conferred upon Angels to be Members of his Body, Flesh and Bones, as the Saints are,