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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.
V. Advice.
Fifthly, Take heed you be not a grief to Christ who hath already brought so much comfort to you.
'Twill be a sad requital, if after he hath given you the joys of Heaven to drink, you should give him that which is as Worm-wood and Gall; the Lord write that caution upon thy Soul, Reader, Eph. 4. 30. and grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby you are sealed to the day of Redemption. The argument of the Apostle in this place, strongly infers caution from comfort. Christ hath been all joy, all peace, rest and comfort to you; take heed you be not a grief and shame to him. The intermissions of thy duties, the falling and flatting of thy affections in duties, thy rash adventures upon sin, will be a grief to the Heart of Christ, who hath filled thy Heart with so much comfort; and if you grieve him, you cannot expect he should comfort you. A little sin may rob you of a great deal of comfort.