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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
IV. Inference.
If the grace of Christ be thus free to the greatest of sinners, 1then it is both our sin and folly to stand off from Christ, and draw back from believing, for want of such and such qualifications, which we yet find not to be wrought in our Hearts. Poor convinced Souls think, O if they had more humility, tenderness, love to God, spirituality of mind, this would •e some encouragement to believe▪ but because they have no such ornaments to dress up their Souls withal, they are not fit to go to ⟨p. 261⟩Christ. Now to remove this great mistake, let two things be considered.
If the grace of Christ be thus free to the greatest of sinners, 1then it is both our sin and folly to stand off from Christ, and draw back from believing, for want of such and such qualifications, which we yet find not to be wro•ght in our Hearts. Poor convinced Souls think, O if they had more humility, tenderness, love to God, spirituality of mind, this would •e some encouragment to believe▪ but because they have no such ornaments to dress up their Souls withal, they are not fit to go to ⟨p. 261⟩Christ. Now to remove this great mistake, let two things be considered.
- 1IV. Infer.