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The Fountain of Life Opened
The fountain of life opened, or, A display of Christ in his essential and mediatorial glory wherein the impetration of our redemption by Jesus Christ is orderly unfolded as it was begun, carried on, and finished by his covenant-transaction, mysterious incarnation, solemn call and dedication ... / by John Flavell ...The fountain of life opened, or, A display of Christ in his essential and mediatorial glory wherein the impetration of our redemption by Jesus Christ is orderly unfolded as it was begun, carryed on, and finished by his covenant-transaction, mysterious incarnation, solemn call and dedication ... / by John Flavell ...
London: printed for Rob. White, 1673
Sermon 21 › DOCT. That the Sacramental memorial Christ left with his people, is… › Inference 3.
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Inference 3.
Moreover,1 hence it's evident, that the believing and affectionate remembrance of Christ, is of singular advantage at all times to the people of God. For it's the immediate end of one of the greatest Ordinances, that ever Christ appointed to the Church.
- 1Infer. 3.
To have frequent recognitions of Christ will appear to be singularly efficacious and useful to Believers, if you consider, First, If at any time thy heart be dead, and hard, this is the likeliest means in the world to dissolve, melt and quicken it. Look hither hard heart, hard indeed if this hammer will not break it. Behold the blood of Jesus. Secondly, Art thou easily overcome by Temptations to sin? This is the most powerful pull back in the world from sin. Rom. 6.2. How shall we that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? We are crucified with Christ, what have we to do with sin? Such a thought as this, when thy heart is yielding to Temptations. How can I do this, and crucify the Son of God afresh! Ha•h he not suffered enough already on earth; shall I yet make him groan as it were for me in Heaven? look as David poured the water brought from the Well of Bethlehem on the ground, though he was athirst: for said he, it is the blood of the men: (i. e.) they eminently hazarded their lives to fetch it; much more should a Christian pour out upon the ground, yea, despise and trample under foot the greatest profit or pleasure of sin; saying, nay, I will have nothing to do with it. I will on no terms touch it, for it is the blood of Christ. It cost blood, infinitely precious blood, to expiate it. If there were a knife in your house that had been thrust to the heart of your Father, you would not take pleasure to see that knife; much less to use it. Thirdly, Are you afraid your sins are not pardoned, but still stand upon account before the Lord; what more relieving, what more satisfying, than to see the Cup of the New-Testament in the blood of Christ, which is shed for many for the remission of sins? Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods Elect, it's Christ that died?