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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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3ly, Christ will not only pay all your debts, and exalt you to a dignity above Angels; but in that day wherein you cordially consent to his terms, he will entitle you to the most glorious inheritance purchased by his Blood; You shall be heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ, Rom. 8▪ 17. O what an inducement is here to close the match betwixt Christ and our Souls! If I consent to take Christ upon Gospel terms, I shall thereby be entitled to all the glory that is in Heaven; it shall be mine as truly as it is Christs: 'Tis true, the glory of Christ will in some respects far surpass the glory of the Saints; he will shine among them as the Sun compared with the Stars; but yet the glory which God gave him, that is, the communicable glory, shall be ⟨p. 212⟩truly theirs as it is his, John 17. 22. The glory which thou gavest me, I have given them. Tell my Brethren (saith he) John 20. 17. I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; to my God, and your God. This you shall gain also by closing this Treaty with an hearty consent to Christs terms and proposals.
3ly, Christ will not only pay all your debts, and exalt you to a dignity above Angels; but in that day wherein you cordially consent to his terms, he will intitle you to the most glorious inheritance purchased by his Blood; You shall be heirs of God, and joynt heirs with Christ, Rom. 8▪ 17. O what an inducement is here to close the match betwixt Christ and our Souls! If I consent to take Christ upon Gospel terms, I shall thereby be intitled to all the glory that is in Heaven; it shall be mine as truly as it is Christs: 'Tis true, the glory of Christ will in some respects far surpass the glory of the Saints; he will shine among them as the Sun compared with the Stars; but yet the glory which God gave him, that is, the communicable glory, shall be ⟨p. 212⟩truly theirs as it is his,