A39663:1333
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.
Things (as the same ingenious Author adds) are prized rather as they come, than as they are. Far fetched and dear bought makes all the price, and gives all the worth with us weak creatures. Upon this ground the Scripture, when it speaks of our great fortune, tells the great price it cost, as eying our weakness, who look more at what things cost, than at what they are. And as knowing if any thing will take with us, this will. To him that loved us, and washed us from our sin, in his own blood. Rev. 1.5.
Things (as the same ingenious Author adds) are prized rather as they come, than as they are. Far fetcht and dear bought makes all the price, and gives all the worth with us weak creatures. Upon this ground the Scripture, when it speaks of our great fortune, tells the great price it cost, as eying our weakness, who look more at what things cost, than at what they are. And as knowing if any thing will take with us, this will. To him that loved us, and washed us from our sin, in his own blood. Rev. 1.5.
Man is a Legal creature, and looks much at what is given for a thing. What did this cost? Why, it cost Christs own blood. Colour is more than the cloth with us, and scarlet colour is a general taking colour: and therefore is Christs garments dipped in blood, and he admired in this habit. Who is this that comes from Edom? with garments dyed red from Bozra?
Man is a Legal creature, and looks much at what is given for a thing. What did this cost? Why, it cost Christs own blood. Colour is more than the cloth with us, and scarlet colour is a general taking colour: and therefore is Christs garments dipt in blood, and he admired in this habit. Who is this that comes from Edom? with garments dyed red from Bozra?