A39663:1190
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.
Inference 1.
1Do you see what was here done against Christ under pretence of Law? What cause have we to pray for good Laws, and righteous executioners of them.
- 1Infer. 1.
O 'tis a singular mercy to live under good Laws, which protect the innocent from injury. Laws are hedges about our lives, liberties, estates, and all the comforts we enjoy in this world. Times will be evil enough, when iniquity is most discountenanced and punished by Law; but how evil are those times like to prove, when iniquity is established by Law! As the Psalmist complains, Psal. 94.20.1 It was the complaint of Pliny to Trajan, that whereas crimes were wont to be the burden of the age, now Laws were so; and that he feared the Common-wealth which was established, would be subverted by Laws. 'Tis not like that virtue will much flourish, when Judgement springs up as hemlock in the furrows of the field, Hosea 10.4. How much therefore is it our concernment, to pray that Judgement may run down as a mighty stream, Amos. 5.24. That our Officers may be peace, and our Exactors righteousness,