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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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The Truth of this Conclusion will also evidently appear, from the innate characters and properties of the Grace and pardoning Mercy of God towards penitent and hungering Sinners. Now there are three glorious Characters of Divine Grace, which do all assure such sinners welcome to Christ, whatever they have been or done; the Grace of God, shines forth ⟨p. 249⟩in Scripture in three illustrious Characters.
The Truth of this Conclusion will also evidently appear, from the innate characters and properties of the Grace and pardoning Mercy of God towards penitent and hungring Sinners. Now there are three glorious Characters of Divine Grace, which do all assure such sinners welcom to Christ, whatever they have been or done; the Grace of God, shines forth ⟨p. 249⟩in Scripture in three illustrious Characters.
1. As superabounding Grace. 2. As Free Grace. 3. As Grace exercised with delight.
First, It is superabounding Grace; Waters do not so abound in the Ocean, nor Light in the Sun, as Grace and compassion do in the bowels of God towards broken Hearted and hungry sinners, Isa. 55. 6. Let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. The compassions of our God inserted that word on purpose to relieve poor Souls fainting under the sense of their abounding iniquities. Here's abundant Pardon, for abounding Guilt; and yet left a desponding sinner should not find enough here to quiet his fears; the Lord goes yet farther in the expression of his Grace,