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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.
I. Inference.
Hence learn,1 That it is a vile and groundless slander upon Religion, to say or insinuate, that it deprives men of the comfort and joy of life.
- 11. Infer.
The Devil in design to discourage men from the ways of God, puts a frightful mask upon the beautiful face of Religion, pretending there is no pleasure or joy to be expected therein; but this is abundantly confuted and refelled in the Text, I will come in to him, and sup with him. Solomon tells us, Eccles. 10. 19. A feast is made for laughter. I am sure that Soul that sits with Christ at such a feast as hath been described above, hath the best reason of any man in the World to be merry. Religion indeed denies us all sinful pleasure, but it abounds with all spiritual pleasure. No rational solid mirth can come before Christ; the unsanctified rejoice in things of nought, and their joy will be soon ended; they are hastening to that place where they will find that to be verified of the wages of sin, which they now falsely impute to the wages of holiness; they shall never rejoice more, never be merry more: But believers shall find that Scripture attested by their daily experience,