A39663:1206
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 4.
1Did Christ stand arraigned, and condemned at Pilates Bar; then the believer shall never be arraigned or condemned at Gods Bar. This sentence that Pilate pronounced on Christ, gives evidence that God will never pronounce sentence against such. For had he intended to have arraigned them, he would never have suffered ⟨p. 325⟩Christ their surety to be arraigned, and condemned for them. Christ stood at this time before a higher Judge than Pilate. He stood at Gods Bar, as well as his. Pilate did but that which Gods own hand and Counsel had before determined to be done. And what God himself at the same time• did. Though God did it Justly and Holily, dealing with Christ, as a Creditor with a Surety. Pilate most wickedly, and basely, dealing with Christ as a corrupt Judge, that shed the blood of a known innocent to pacify the people. But certain it is that out of his Condemnation flows our Justification. And had not Sentence been given against him, it must have been given against us.
1Did Christ stand arraigned, and condemned at Pilates Bar; then the believer shall never be arraigned or condemned at Gods Bar. This sentence that Pilate pronounced on Christ, gives evidence that God will never pronounce sentence against such. For had he intended to have arraigned them, he would never have suffered ⟨p. 325⟩Christ their surety to be arraigned, and condemned for them. Christ stood at this time before a higher Judge than Pilate. He stood at Gods Bar, as well as his. Pilate did but that which Gods own hand and Counsel had before determined to be done. And what God himself at the same time• did. Though God did it Justly and Holily, dealing with Christ, as a Creditor with a Surety. Pilate most wickedly, and basely, dealing with Christ as a corrupt Judge, that shed the blood of a known innocent to pacifie the people. But certain it is that out of his Condemnation flows our Justification. And had not Sentence been given against him, it must have been given against us.