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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. And yet this is not all, behold another mercy in consequence unto this, brought in to refresh and cheer the consenting Soul, and that is peace with God. Pardon and peace go together, Rom. 5. 1. Being justified by faith, we have peace with God. Peace is a word of a vast comprehension; peace in the language of the Old Testament, comprehends all Temporal good things, 1 Sam. 25. 6. And peace in the New Testament, comprehends all Spiritual mercies, 2 Thes. 3. 16. the blessings of Heaven and Earth ⟨p. 361⟩are wrapped up in this word. The Soul that opens to Christ hath peace of reconciliation in Heaven, the enmity that was betwixt God and that Soul is taken away through the blood of Christ, Isa. 12. 1, 2. O Lord, I will praise thee; though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortest me. This must be an invaluable mercy, for the purchase of it cost the blood of Christ, Isa. 53. 5. The chastisement of our peace was upon him. He made peace by the blood of his Cross, Col. 1. 20. and this peace of reconciliation is settled by Christ upon a firm foundation. His blood gives it a more firm and steady basis and foundation than that of the Hills and Mountains, Isa. 54. 10. And that which makes it so firm and sure, is the Advocateship of Jesus Christ in Heaven, 1 John 2. 1. 2. If any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father. There is also peace in the believers Conscience, peace as it were by Proclamation from Heaven; and this is built upon the peace of Reconciliation. We cannot have the the sense of peace, till we are brought into a state of peace; the latter is the result of the former. And this is a special part of that supper Christ provides to entertain the Soul that receives it. How sweet this is, is better felt than spoken. A dreadful sound was lately in the Ears of the Law-condemned sinner; but now his Heart is the seat of peace. And this peace is (1.) the Souls guard against all inward and outward terrors,