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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.
III. Inference.
What a fearful Judgment is the removing the Gospel from a Nation, seeing it is in and by the Gospel Christ speaketh life to the Souls of men!
The Spirit of God and the Word of God, usually come and go together: when therefore these are gone, no more Conversions are to be expected. Dreadful is the case of that people, Prov. 29. 18. Where no Vision is the people perish. Those are direful Menaces, Isa. 8. 16. Bind up the Law, seal up the Testimony among my Disciples. And Rev. 2. 5. I will remove thy Candlestick out of its place. Better ⟨p. 313⟩the Sun were taken out of the Heavens, than the Gospel out of the Church. O England! provoke not thy God to execute upon thee the Judgment here threatened. Think not God hath made such a Settlement of the Gospel, that it shall never be removed, however you use it. Your advocate in Heaven hath obtained it for you for a time upon trial; if you bring forth fruit well, you and the Generations to come shall be happy in it: if not, this blessed Tree which hath brought forth so many Mercies to you and yours, must and will be cut down,