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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, As we must give up all to Christ, so we must derive and draw all we want from him; else your choice of Christ is not entire and full: God hath stored up in Christ all that you want, a suitable and full supply for every need; and made it all communicable to you, 1 Cor. 1. 30. Who of God is made unto us, wisdom and righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. All the believers fresh springs are in Christ: Have I any difficult business to do that requires counsel? Then I must repair to Christ the Fountain of Wisdom: Am I under any guilt? Then I must repair to Christ for righteousness: Is my Soul defiled by corruption? Then must I go to Christ for Sanctification: Do I groan under troubles of Soul ⟨p. 238⟩or Body, temptations, afflictions? &c. then must I relieve my self by the Faith and Hope of that complete Redemption, and final deliverance procured by Christ from all these: if you consent to be Christs you must not look for Justification, partly upon his Righteousness, and partly upon your own Graces and Duties; but must make mention of his Righteousness, even of his only. If there be but one Conduit in a Town, and not a drop of Water to be had elsewhere, then all the Inhabitants of that Town repair thither for Water. In the whole City of God there is but one Conduit, one Fountain, and that is Christ; there's not a drop of Righteousness, Holiness, Strength, or Comfort to be had else where: Then do we fetch all from Christ, when we live upon him, as the new born Infant doth upon the Mothers Breast.
2ly, As we must give up all to Christ, so we must derive and draw all we want from him; else your choice of Christ is not entire and full: God hath stored up in Christ all that you want, a suitable and full supply for every need; and made it all communicable to you, 1 Cor. 1. 30. Who of God is made unto us, wisdom and righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. All the believers fresh springs are in Christ: Have I any difficult buisness to do that requires counsel? Then I must repair to Christ the Fountain of Wisdom: Am I under any guilt? Then I must repair to Christ for righteousness: Is my Soul defiled by corruption? Then must I go to Christ for Sanctification: Do I groan under troubles of Soul ⟨p. 238⟩