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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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Thirdly, They differ in Purity, as well as Constancy; here we have the comforts of the Spirit, but we mingle sin with them, and usually the sin of Spiritual pride, which spoils all. Yea, many times the Lord suffers Satan to mingle his temptations and injections with them, lest we should be exalted, 2 Cor. 12. 7. But above, the comforts of the Saints are as the pure water of life, clear as Crystal, Rev. 22. 1.
Thirdly, They differ in Purity, as well as Constancy; here we have the comforts of the Spirit, but we mingle sin with them, and usually the sin of Spiritual pride, which spoils all. Yea, many times the Lord suffers Satan to mingle his temptations and injections with them, lest we should be exalted, 2 Cor. 12. 7. But above, the comforts of the Saints are as the pure water of life, clear as Cristal, Rev. 22. 1.
Fourthly, They differ in Efficacy as well as in Purity. The highest comforts of the Spirit here are not perfectly transformative of our Souls into the image of God, as they are in Heaven, 1 John 3. 3. We shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. Here, after we are comforted by him, we grieve the comforter himself by sin; neither do the comforts of the Spirit, in this state, produce the fruits of obedience in their perfect maturity, as they do above; there is the same difference in in point of efficacy as there is betwixt the influence of the Sun beams in the winter-months, and those in May, and June.
Fourthly, They differ in Efficacy as well as in Purity. The highest comforts of the Spirit here are not perfectly transformative of our Souls into the image of God, as they are in Heaven,