A39660:867
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.
SERMON X.
Revel. 3. 20. —If any Man hear my voice, and open the door, [I will come in to him, and sup with him.]
IN the former Sermons we have considered Christs suit, for a sinners Heart; we now come to the powerful Arguments and Motives used by him to obtain his suit, which are two, 1. Union, I will come in to him, and sup with him. 2. Communion, and he with me.
These are strong and mighty arguments, and encouragements, able one would think to open any Heart in the World to Christ; and yet considering how fast the Hearts of Men are glued to their lusts, fixed and riveted in their sins until the Spirit come upon them with powerful convictions: and when under conviction, what mighty discouragements they labour under from their former sinfulness and present unworthiness; all this is little enough to bring them to faith: nay, in it self utterly insufficient without the Almighty power second and set them home with ⟨p. 352⟩