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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 33 › DOCT. That God in design to heighten the sufferings of Christ to th… › Inference 2.
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Inference 2.
1Did Christ never make such a sad complaint and out-cry till God. hid his face from him; Then the hiding of Gods face, is certainly the greatest misery that can possibly befall a gracious soul, in this world. When they scourged, buffeted, and smo•e Christ, yea when they nailed him to the Tree, he opened not his mouth; but when his Father hid his face from him, then he cried out; yea, his voice was the voice of roaring; this was more to him, than a thousand cruci yings. And surely as it was to Christ, so it. is to all gracious souls the saddest stroke, the heaviest burden that ever they felt. When David forbade Absalom to come to jerusalem to see his Father, he complains in 2 Sam. 14.32. Wherefore (said he) am I come from Geshur, if I may not see the Kings face? So doth the gracious soul bemoan it self, wherefore am I redeemed, called, and reconciled; if I may not see the face of my God?
1Did Christ never make such a sad complaint and out-cry till God. hid his face from him; Then the hiding of Gods face, is certainly the greatest misery that can possibly befall a gracious soul, in this world. When they scourged, buffetted, and smo•e Christ, yea when they nailed him to the Tree, he opened not his mouth; but when his Father hid his face from him, then he cryed out; yea, his voice was the voice of roaring; this was more to him, than a thousand cruci yings. And surely as it was to Christ, so it. is to all gratious souls the saddest stroke, the heaviest burden that ever they felt. When David forbad Absolom to come to jerusalem to see his Father, he complains in