A39663:1779
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.
Thirdly, The damned suffer not so innocently as Christ suffered, they suffer the just demerit, and recompense of their sin. They have deserved all that wrath of God which they feel, and must feel for ever. It is but that recompense which was meet. But Christ was altogether innocent. He had done no iniquity, neither was guile found in his mouth, yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him. When Christ suffered, he suffered not for what we had done; but his sufferings were the sufferings of a surety, paying the debts of others. The Messiah was cut off, but not for himself, Dan. 9.26. Thus you see what his external sufferings in his body, and his internal sufferings in his soul were.
Thirdly, The damned suffer not so innocently as Christ suffered, they suffer the just demerit, and recompence of their sin. They have deserved all that wrath of God which they feel, and must feel for ever. It is but that recompence which was meet. But Christ was altogether innocent. He had done no iniquity, neither was guile found in his mouth, yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him. When Christ suffered, he suffered not for what we had done; but his sufferings were the sufferings of a surety, paying the debts of others. The Messiah was cut off, but not for himself, Dan. 9.26. Thus you see what his external sufferings in his body, and his internal sufferings in his soul were.
Thirdly, In the last place it is evident that such extreme sufferings §3as these, meeting together upon him, must needs exhaust his very spirits, and make make him cry, I thirst. For let us consider
Thirdly, In the last place it is evident that such extream sufferings §3as these, meeting together upon him, must needs exhaust his very spirits, and make make him cry, I thirst. For let us consider