A39663:1611
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 more especially, requital of all that love, care, and pains they have been at for you, is your duty so far as God enables you, and those things are requitable, 1 Tim. 5.4. Let them learn to show piety at home, and to requite their Parents. The ⟨p. 423⟩word is [Greek or Hebrew], and signifies to play the Stork, to imitate that creature of whom it's said, that the young do tenderly feed the old ones, when they are no longer able to fly abroad and provide for themselves. Hence those that want bowels of natural affection to their Relations, are said to be [Greek or Hebrew], Rom. 1.30. worse than Storks. O 'tis a shame that Birds and Beasts should show more tenderness to their Dams, than Children to their Parents.
Sixthly, And more especially, requital of all that love, care, and pains they have been at for you, is your duty so far as God enables you, and those things are requitable, 1 Tim. 5.4. Let them learn to shew piety at home, and to requite their Parents. The ⟨p. 423⟩word is 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, and signifies to play the Stork, to imitate that creature of whom it's said, that the young do tenderly feed the old ones, when they are no longer able to fly abroad and provide for themselves. Hence those that want bowels of natural affection to their Relations, are said to be 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, Rom. 1.30. worse than Storks. O 'tis a shame that Birds and Beasts should shew more tenderness to their Dams, than Children to their Parents.