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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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VII. Advice.
Seventhly, Be filled with compassion to others who want those comforts you enjoy, especially such as God hath knit to you in the bonds of natural relation.
Art thou a Father or a Mother to whom God hath given those comforts, and Soul refreshments that have been opened in this discourse? And hast thou no compassion for thy poor Children, who never yet tasted one drop of these spiritual consolations? Certainly, it will do a man little good, to be feasted abroad, whilst his ⟨p. 393⟩Wife and Children are starving at home; say to them, as Paul in another case, Would to God you were all as I am, except these corruptions. Religion breeds bowels of compassion. O tell them what sweetness there is in the ways of godliness: Counsel, plead and pray, that those that are yours may also be Christs.