A39663:1615
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 31 › DOCT. That Christs tender care of his Mother even in the time of hi… › Inference 1.
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Inference 1.
1Hath Jesus Christ given such a famous pattern of obedience and tenderness to Parents. Then there can be nothing of Christ in stubborn, rebellious, and careless Children; that regard not the good or comfort of their Parents. The Children of disobedience, cannot be the Children of God. If providence direct this to the hand of any that are so, my hearts desire and Prayer for them is, that the Lord would search their souls by it, and discover their evils to them; whilst they shall read the following Queries.
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First Query, Have you not been guilty of slighting your Parents, by irreverent words or carriages; the old man, or woman. To such I commend the consideration of that Scripture, Prov. 30.17. Which methinks should be to them as the hand writing that appeared upon the plaster of the Wall, to Belteshazar. The eye that mocketh at his Father, and despiseth to obey his Mother: The Ravens of the Valley shall pick it out, and the young Eagles shall eat it. That is they shall be brought to an untimely end, and the Birds of the air shall eat that eye, that had never seen but for that Parent that was despised by it.
First Query, Have you not been guilty of slighting your Parents, by irreverent words or carriages; the old man, or woman. To such I commend the consideration of that Scripture,