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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.
I. Effect.
And the first Effect of the voice of Christ, is Conviction upon the Conscience; Conviction both of sin and misery, John 16. 9. The Spirit when he cometh, shall convince the World of sin. This is a voice of terror, it strikes dead the vain hopes of a sinner, Rom. 7. 9. Now the Soul that was before secure and quiet, becomes the seat of trouble and anxiety. 'Tis true, there was a general Conviction of sin before, they knew that all are sinners; that they denied not; but alas, this general Conviction is quite another thing to what the Soul feels now; now it can shift and wave the matter no longer. This voice of Christ shows them their iniquities, and how they have exceeded, as the expression is, Job 36. 8, 9. exceeded in number, and exceeded in heinousness of aggravation: A general Conviction of sin, affects a Man no more than the sight of a painted Lion ⟨p. 299⟩upon a Sign-post; but when a particular Conviction is set on upon the Conscience by this special inward voice of Christ; sin is now like a living Lion meeting a Man in the way, and roaring dreadfully upon him. This is the first Effect of Christs voice, and is introductive unto the
And the first Effect of the voice of Christ, is Conviction upon the Conscience; Conviction both of sin and misery,