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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 7 › Application 2: II. Use for Exhortation.Sermon 7 › Application 2: II. Vse for Exhortation.
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And now my Friends, what have have I been driving at all this while, in opening the greatness and aggravations of sin? The design of all this is to show you the indispensable need of Repentance and Faith to carry you to Christ.
And now my Friends, what have have I been driving at all this while, in opening the greatness and aggravations of sin? The design of all this is to shew you the indispensible need of Repentance and Faith to carry you to Christ.
But I am the person upon whom these crying aggravated sins are found.1 you tell me of going to Christ; alas, there is no hope of mercy for such a wretch as I am. There it sticks. Poor sinners think 'tis to no purpose, they had as good go on in sin, for they conclude there's no hope for them.
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Come sinners, give me leave to tell you, you have a Text before you, that the clears the way of your duty and salvation at once.1 If any man, be he what he will, be his sins never so great, yet if he hear my voice, and open the door, I will come into him, saith Christ. There is mercy in Jesus Christ for thee who art guilty of crying sins: For thee, that hast added sinned against light and knowledge; For thee, that hast drunkenness to thirst: For thee, that hast contrived sin with deliberation: For thee, that hast induced others to sin by counsel or example: For thee, that hast taken pleasure in iniquity, and made a sport of sin: Yea, and for thee also, that hast broken asunder the bonds of mercies, vows and warnings, provided thou wilt now hear the voice of Christ, and thy Will open to him with an hearty firm consent,