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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 9 › Application 2: II. Use of Conviction.Sermon 9 › Application 2: II. Vse of Conviction.
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II. Use of Conviction.
II. Vse of Conviction.
In the next place, This Doctrine is of excellent Use to convince men of the dreadful damning nature of the sin of Unbelief: A sin which defeats and frustrates the main design of the blessed Gospel of Christ on the Unbelievers Soul.
In the next place, This Doctrin is of excellent Use to convince men of the dreadful damning nature of the sin of Unbelief: A sin which defeats and frustrates the main design of the blessed Gospel of Christ on the Unbelievers Soul.
This is the sin that keeps the heart fast shut against him. As Faith is the radical Grace, so Unbelief is the radical Sin. What shall I say of it? it is the Traitors Gate through which those Souls pass, that are to perish for ever. The Gospel can do you no good, the Blood of Christ can yield you no saving benefit, whilst your Souls remain under the dominion and power of this sin. When we consider the mighty Arguments of the Gospel, we may wonder that all that hear them are not immediately persuaded to Christ by them. And on the other side, when we consider the mighty power of Unbelief, how strongly it holds the Soul in bondage to sin; we may admire that any Soul is brought over to Christ by the Gospel. It was not without cause that the Apostle puts faith in Christ among the great Mysteries and Wonders of the Gospel,