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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 30 › Part 1: DOCT. 1. That ignorance is the usual cause of enmity to Christ.
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But how could that be? Had they not heard at least of his miraculous §2works? Did they not see how his Birth, Life, and Death squared with the Prophesies both in time, place, and manner? Whence should this their ignorance be, when they saw or at least might have seen the Scriptures fulfilled in him, and that he came among them in a time when they were big with expectations of the Messiah!
But how could that be? Had they not heard at least of his miraculous §2works? Did they not see how his Birth, Life, and Death squar'd with the Prophesies both in time, place, and manner? Whence should this their ignorance be, when they saw or at least might have seen the Scriptures fulfill'd in him, and that he came among them in a time when they were big with expectations of the Messiah!
'Tis true indeed, they knew the Scriptures, and it cannot but be supposed the fame of his mighty works had reached their ears; but yet,
'Tis true indeed, they knew the Scriptures, and it cannot but be supposed the fame of his mighty works had reacht their ears; but yet,
First, Though they had the Scriptures among them, they misunderstood them; and did not rightly measure Christ by that right rule. You find Joh. 7.52. How they reason with Nicodemus against Christ, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and see; for out of Galilee ariseth no Prophet. Here is a double mistake. First, they supposed Christ to arise out of Galilee, whereas he was of Bethlehem, though much conversant in the parts of Galilee. And secondly, they thought because they could find no Prophet had arisen out of Galilee, therefore none should.