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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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4ly, If you will consider and consent you shall be presented by him to the Father, pure and spotless, with exceeding joy and gladness in the great day. This will be such a presentation of your persons to God, as will make your Hearts leap for joy, to read what the Scriptures speak about it. This methinks should induce every Soul, without further delay, to present himself, Soul and Body, cheerfully and willingly to Jesus Christ. For (1.) Christ will bring you in the great day to his Father, in the shining beauty of perfect holiness, not a spot or wrinkle upon your Souls, Ephes. 5. 27. The Blood of Christ perfectly washes off every spot of guilt, for then the Spirit of Christ hath perfectly cleansed the Soul from all the defilement and filth of sin; so that it shall come to God a pure and beautiful Creature out of Christs Hand. (2.) This presentation will be made with greatest honour and solemnity; we little think in what state and triumph Christ intends to bring the poorest believer to his Father, Psal. 45. 14, 15. With joy and gladness shall they be brought, &c. So Jude vers. 24. They shall be presented faultless, before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy. Joy running over; Joy upon all Hands; God himself will rejoice that ever he created such a Soul, as hath sincerely bestowed it self upon Christ. Jesus Christ will ⟨p. 213⟩rejoice that ever he shed his Blood for that Soul, that now places his sole righteousness therein; the Holy Spirit will rejoice, that ever he came with a commission from the Father, and the Son, to draw such a Soul to Christ, who hath obeyed his voice; the Angels will rejoice with joy unspeakable, Luke 15. 10. There is joy in the presence of the Angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. If the consent of any of your Souls shall be this day gained to Christ, if the Word you have heard this day shall send any poor Soul hence to his Closet, or into a Corner, there to make his Covenant with Christ, (for that's the way of making up the match with Christ) in that hour the news of it will be in Heaven, and excite joy among the Angels of God; lay these and many other Privileges together, which I want time to mention, but the Scriptures will abundantly furnish you with them; and then consider what a rich bargain, what an advantageous match Jesus Christ is for your Souls.