A39663:1355
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.
Sixthly, And Lastly, it was an immutable Title. The Jews endeavoured, but could not persuade Pilate to alter it. To all their importunities he returns this resolve answer, What I have written I have written;1 as if he should say, urge me no more, I have written his Title, I cannot, I will not alter a Letter, a Point thereof. Surely the constancy of Pilate at this time, can be attributed to nothing, but divine special Providence. Most wonderful, that he, who before was as unconstant, as a reed shaken by the wind, is now as fixed as a Pillar of Brass.
Sixthly, And Lastly, it was an immutable Title. The Jews endeavoured, but could not perswade Pilate to alter it. To all their importunities he returns this resolue answer, What I have written I have written;1 as if he should say, urge me no more, I have written his Title, I cannot, I will not alter a Letter, a Point thereof. Surely the constancy of Pilate at this time, can be attributed to nothing, but divine special Providence. Most wonderful, that he, who before was as unconstant, as a reed shaken by the wind, is now as fixed as a Pillar of Brass.
- 1Haec Pilati constantia divinae providentiae tribuenda est. Calv.
And yet more wonderful that he should write down that very particular in the Title of Christ, This is the King of the Jews, which was the very thing, that so scared him but a little before, and was the very consideration that moved him to give Sentence. What was now become of the fear of Caesar? that Pilate dares to be Christs Herald, and publicly to proclaim him The King of the Jews. This was the Title.
And yet more wonderful that he should write down that very particular in the Title of Christ, This is the King of the Iews, which was the very thing, that so scared him but a little before, and was the very consideration that moved him to give Sentence. What was now become of the fear of Caesar? that Pilate dares to be Christs Herald, and publickly to proclaim him The King of the Iews. This was the Title.