A39663:1851
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.
Nothing of that work which Christ did remains for you to do.1 It's your commendation and duty to leave all that to Christ; but there's other work for you to do. Yea, store of work lying upon your hands. You must work a• well as Christ, though not for the same ends Christ did. He wrought hard to satisfy the Law, by fulfilling all righteousness. He wrought all his life long, to work out a righteousness to Justify you before God. This work falls to no hand but Christs, but you must work to obey the commands of Christ, into whose right ye are come by Redemption. You must work to testify your thankfulness to Christ, for the work he finished for you. You must work to glorify God by your ⟨p. 488⟩obedience. Let your light so shine before men. For these and divers other such ends and reasons, your life must be a working life.2 God preserve all his people from the gross and vile opinions of Antinomian Libertines, who cry up grace, and decry obedience. Who under specious pretences of exalting a naked Christ upon the throne, do indeed strip him naked of a great part of his glory, and vilely dethrone him. My pen shall not english, what mine eyes have read. Tell it not in Gath.
Nothing of that work which Christ did remains for you to do.1 It's your commendation and duty to leave all that to Christ; but there's other work for you to do. Yea, store of work lying upon your hands. You must work a• well as Christ, though not for the same ends Christ did. He wrought hard to satisfie the Law, by fulfilling all righteousness. He wrought all his life long, to work out a righteousness to Justifie you before God. This work falls to no hand but Christs, but you must work to obey the commands of Christ, into whose right ye are come by Redemption. You must work to testifie your thankfulness to Christ, for the work he finished for you. You must work to glorifie God by your ⟨p. 488⟩obedience. Let your light so shine before men. For these and divers other such ends and reasons, your life must be a working life.