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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
Sermon 6 › Application 2: II. Use.Sermon 6 › Application 2: II. Vse.
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II. Use.
II. Vse.
In the next place, the Point naturally leads us to a Use of Exhortation, to persuade sinners to embrace Christs motion; subscribe his terms, and huckle no more with him, but end the treaty in a cordial present consent; and so close up the match betwixt him and your own Souls; how long sinner wilt thou be at shall I, shall I? And thy Will hang undetermined betwixt Christ and sin? Bivious and unresolved in so great and deep a concernment? O that Christs next overture might bring the matter to an Issue; why will you trifle and dally with him at this rate? There is indeed a Treaty on foot betwixt Christ and you, but you may perish for all that; there's no ⟨p. 209⟩conclusion or agreement made, Christ and you may yet part. The Lord help you therefore to ponder, and deliberate with all speed and seriousness the terms propounded by Christ in the Gospel; to count the cost, and yet not always to be deliberating neither, but to bring matters to an Issue, and that with all the convenient speed you can; in order whereunto lay two things before you, weigh and seriously ponder them, 1. What are the advantages you will gain by Christ? 2. What is the most you can lose by your consent to his terms? and then bring your thoughts to an Issue.
In the next place, the Point naturally leads us to a Use of Exhortation, to perswade sinners to embrace Christs motion; subscribe his terms, and huckle no more with him, but end the treaty in a cordial present consent; and so close up the match betwixt him and your own Souls; how long sinner wilt thou be at shall I, shall I? And thy Will hang undetermined betwixt Christ and sin? Bivious and unresolved in so great and deep a concernment? O that Christs next overture might bring the matter to an Issue; why will you trifle and dally with him at this rate? There is indeed a Treaty on foot betwixt Christ and you, but you may perish for all that; there's no ⟨p. 209⟩