A39663:1688
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.
Inference 2.
Let this convince and startle such as even to their grey hairs remain in an unconverted state, 1who are where they were when they first came into the world, yea, rather farther off by much.
Let this convince and startle such as even to their gray hairs remain in an unconverted state, 1who are where they were when they first came into the world, yea, rather farther off by much.
- 1Infer. 2.
Bethink your selves, ye that are full of days, and full of sin; whose time is almost done, and your great work not yet begun. Who have but a few sands more in the upper part of the glass to run down, and then your conversion will be impossible. Your sun is setting, your night is coming; the shadows of the evening are stretched out upon you; you have one foot in the grave, and the other in Hell. O think if all sense and tenderness be not withered up, as well as natural verdure; think with your selves, how sad a case you are in. God may do wonders, but they are not seen every day; then they would cease to be wondered at. O strive, strive while you have a little time, and a few helps and means more. Strive to get that work accomplished now that was never done yet. Defer it no longer, you have done so too much already.
Bethink your selves, ye that are full of days, and full of sin; whose time is almost done, and your great work not yet begun. Who have but a few sands more in the upper part of the glass to run down, and then your conversion will be impossible. Your sun is setting, your night is coming; the shadows of the evening are stretched out upon you; you have one foot in the grave, and the other in Hell. O think if all sense and tenderness be not withered up, as well as natural verdure; think with your selves, how sad a case you are in. God may do wonders, but they are not seen every day; then they would cease to be wondred at. O strive, strive while you have a little time, and a few helps and means more. Strive to get that work accomplished now that was never done yet. Defer it no longer, you have done so too much already.