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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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Fifthly, Neither would Christ have made the tenders of mercy so large and indefinite, had he intended to have shut out any Soul upon the single account of personal unworthiness, provided it be but willing to come unto him. Cast thine Eye, poor discouraged Soul, upon Christs invitations and proclamations of grace and mercy in the Gospel, and see if thou canst find any thing beside unwillingness, as a bar betwixt thee and mercy; hearken to that voice of mercy, Isa. 55. 1. Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money, come ye, buy and eat; come, buy wine and milk without money, and without price. (i. e.) without personal desert, or worthiness: So again, Rev. 22. 17. The Spirit and ⟨p. 357⟩the bride say come, and let him that is athirst come; and whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. Here you see personal vileness and unworthiness is no obstacle in the way of Christ. Once more, see John 7. 37. In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come to me and drink. Thus you see what Christs coming into the Soul is, and what evidences there are, that when once the Soul is made truly willing, Christ will certainly come into it; and no former vileness or present unworthiness shall be a bar to obstruct his entrance.
Fifthly, Neither would Christ have made the tenders of mercy so large and indefinite, had he intended to have shut out any Soul upon the single account of personal unworthiness, provided it be but willing to come unto him. Cast thine Eye, poor discouraged Soul, upon Christs invitations and proclamations of grace and mercy in the Gospel, and see if thou canst find any thing beside unwillingness, as a bar betwixt thee and mercy; harken to that voice of mercy, Isa. 55. 1. Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money, come ye, buy and eat; come, buy wine and milk without money, and without price. (i. e.) without personal desert, or worthiness: So again,