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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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3ly, Then is our consent to, and choice of Christ entire and full, when we are ready to deny, give up, and part with any thing we have for his sake; reckoning nothing to be lost to us, which goes to the glory of Christ; how dear soever our Liberties, Estates, or Lives are to us, if the Lord have need of them, we must let them go; thus you read, Rev. 12. 11. They loved not their lives unto the death. These three things show saving Faith to be another manner of thing than the World generally understands it to be; and it is impossible for any Mans Will to open to, and receive Christ upon terms of such deep self-denial as these; until there be, ⟨p. 239⟩1. A Conviction of our sin and misery. 2. A Discovery of Christ in his glory and necessity. 3. The drawing Power of the Spirit upon the Soul.
3ly, Then is our consent to, and choice of Christ intire and full, when we are ready to deny, give up, and part with any thing we have for his sake; reckoning nothing to be lost to us, which goes to the glory of Christ; how dear soever our Liberties, Estates, or Lives are to us, if the Lord have need of them, we must let them go; thus you read, Rev. 12. 11. They loved not their lives unto the death. These three things shew saving Faith to be another manner of thing than the World generally understands it to be; and it is impossible for any Mans Will to open to, and receive Christ upon terms of such deep self-denial as these; until there be, ⟨p. 239⟩1. A Conviction of our sin and misery. 2. A Discovery of Christ in his glory and necessity. 3. The drawing Power of the Spirit upon the Soul.
1. Conviction of our sin and misery makes these terms of Religion acceptable; poor sinners stand huckling with Christ, excepting and objecting against his terms until the Lord have shaken them by Conviction over Hell, made them to see the dreadful danger they are in; and then the next cry is, Men and Brethren what shall we do,