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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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II. Effect.
Which is, humiliation, and contrition of Heart for sin; those threats of Scripture against sin and sinners, which were wont to be slighted, are now trembled at; those Jews, Acts 2. 37. to whose Hearts Christ spake in Peters Sermon, as soon as ever they heard his voice, sounding Conviction in their Consciences, they were presently pricked at the Heart; no Sword, or Poniard can make such a wound, and put a poor creature into such pain as a sight of sin will do; therefore Zach. 12. 10. they are said to mourn for Christ as for an only Son. Now this is the glorious prerogative of Jesus Christ, to be able to reach and wound the Heart with a word: The voice of Man cannot do it; but the Spirit of a Man lies naked and open both to be wounded and healed by a word from the Mouth of Christ. No sooner hath a poor sinner heard the awful voice of Conviction spoken to his Conscience by the Lord Jesus, but he feels himself sick at Heart; home he goes from that Sermon, by which Christ spake effectual Conviction to him, crying, O sick, sick; my Soul is distressed, because of sin. There is indeed a great difference in the depth and degrees of this contrition and humiliation; it soaks deeper into some Hearts than others, and holds ⟨p. 300⟩them longer under it; but certain it is, whoever hath heard the convincing voice of Christ; he feels so much sorrow for sin as for ever separates him from the love of it.
Which is, humiliation, and contrition of Heart for sin; those threats of Scripture against sin and sinners, which were wont to be sleighted, are now trembled at; those Iews,