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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
Sermon 28 › DOCT. That Christs dearest friends forsook and left him alone, in t… › Inference 3.
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Did the Disciples thus forsake Christ,1 and yet were all recovered at last, Then though believers are not privileged from back-slidings, yet they are secured from final apostasy, and ruin. The new creature may be sick, it cannot die. Saints may fall, but they shall rise again. Mica. 7.8. The highest flood of natural zeal, and resolution may ebb, and be wholly dried up; but saving grace is a well of water, still springing up into everlasting life, Joh. 4.14. Gods unchangeable Election, the frame and constitution of the New Covenant, the meritorious and prevalent intercession of Jesus Christ does give the believer abundant security against the danger of a total, final apostasy. My Father which gave them me (saith Christ) is greater than all; and none is able to pluck them out of my Fathers hand, Joh. 10.29.
Did the Disciples thus forsake Christ,1 and yet were all recovered at last, Then though believers are not priviledged from back-slidings, yet they are secured from final apostacy, and ruine. The new creature may be sick, it cannot die. Saints may fall, but they shall rise again. Mica. 7.8. The highest flood of natural zeal, and resolution may ebb, and be wholly dried up; but saving grace is a well of water, still springing up into everlasting life, Ioh. 4.14. Gods unchangeable Election, the frame and constitution of the New Covenant, the meritorious and prevalent intercession of Jesus Christ does give the believer abundant security against the danger of a total, final apostacy. My Father which gave them me (saith Christ) is greater than all; and none is able to pluck them out of my Fathers hand, Joh. 10.29.
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