A39663:1347
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.
First, To open the nature and quality of Christs Title or Inscription; let it be throughly considered and we shall find
First, That it was an extraordinary Title, varying from all examples of that kind; and directly crossing the main design and end of their own custom. For as I hinted before, the end of it was to clear the equity of their proceedings; and show the people how justly they suffered those punishments inflicted on them for such crimes.1 But Lo, here is a Title expressing no crime at all, and so vindicating Christs innocency. This some of them perceived, and moved Pilate to change it, not this is, but this is he that said I am the King of the Jews. In that as they conceived lay his Crime. O how strange and wonderful a thing was this! But what shall we say! It was a day of wonders, and extraordinary things. As there was never such a person Crucified before, so there never was such a Title affixed to the Cross before.
First, That it was an extraordinary Title, varying from all examples of that kind; and directly crossing the main design and end of their own custom. For as I hinted before, the end of it was to clear the equity of their proceedings; and shew the people how justly they suffered those punishments inflicted on them for such crimes.1 But Lo, here is a Title expressing no crime at all, and so vindicating Christs innocency. This some of them perceived, and moved Pilate to change it, not this is, but this is he that said I am the King of the Jews. In that as they conceived lay his Crime. O how strange and wonderful a thing was this! But what shall we say! It was a day of wonders, and extraordinary things. As there was never such a person Crucified before, so there never was such a Title affixed to the Cross before.
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