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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
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.
Secondly, This wickedness he committed after personal warnings, and premonitions given him by Christ. He had often told them in general, that one of them should betray him. Mark 14.20. He had also denounced a dreadful woe upon him that should do it, vers. 21. The Son of man goeth indeed, as it is written of him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed; good had it been for that man, if he had never been born. This was spoken in Judas his presence. And one would have thought so dreadful a doom as Christ passed upon the man that should attempt this, should have affrighted him far enough from the thoughts of such a wickedness. Nay Christ comes nearer to him than this, and told him he was the man. For when Judas (who was the last ⟨p. 300⟩that put the question to Christ) asked him, Master is it I? Christs answer imports as much as a plain affirmation, Thou hast said, Matth. 26.25. Moreover,
Secondly, This wickedness he committed after personal warnings, and praemonitions given him by Christ. He had often told them in general, that one of them should betray him. Mark 14.20. He had also denounced a dreadful wo upon him that should do it, vers. 21. The Son of man goeth indeed, as it is written of him; but wo to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed; good had it been for that man, if he had never been born. This was spoken in Iudas his presence. And one would have thought so dreadful a doom as Christ passed upon the man that should attempt this, should have affrighted him far enough from the thoughts of such a wickedness. Nay Christ comes nearer to him than this, and told him he was the man. For when Iudas (who was the last ⟨p. 300⟩that put the question to Christ) asked him, Master is it I? Christs answer imports as much as a plain affirmation, Thou hast said, Matth. 26.25. Moreover,