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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
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.
Fourthly, The study of Jesus Christ is the most noble Subject, that ever a soul spent it self upon: those that rack, and torture their brains upon other studies, like Children, weary themselves at a low game: the Eagle plays at the Sun it self, the Angels study this Doctrine, and stoop down, to look into this deep abyss: what are the Truths discovered in Christ? but the very secrets that from eternity lay hid in the bosom of God, Eph. 3.8, 9. Gods heart is opened to men in Christ, Joh. 1.18. this makes the Gospel such a glorious dispensation, because Christ is so gloriously revealed therein, 2 Cor. 3.9. and the studying of Christ in the Gospel, stamps such a Heavenly glory upon the contemplating soul, v. 18.
Fourthly, The study of Jesus Christ is the most noble Subject, that ever a soul spent it self upon: those that rack, and toture their brains upon other studys, like Children, weary themselves at a low game: the Eagle plays at the Sun it self, the Angels study this Doctrine, and stoop down, to look into this deep abyss: what are the Truths discovered in Christ? but the very secrets that from eternity lay hid in the bosom of God, Eph. 3.8, 9. Gods heart is opened to men in Christ, Ioh. 1.18. this makes the Gospel such a glorious dispensation, because Christ is so gloriously revealed therein, 2 Cor. 3.9. and the studying of Christ in the Gospel, stamps such a Heavenly glory upon the contemplating soul, v. 18.
Fit•hly, It is the most sweet, and comfortable knowledge; to be studying Jesus Christ, what is it? but to be digging among all the veins,