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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 36 › DOCT. That dying believers are both warranted, and encouraged by Ch… › Diduction 3.
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Diduction 3.
1If believers may safely commit their souls into the hands of God, How confidently may they commit all lesser interests, and lower concernments into the same hand. Shall we trust him with our souls, and not with our lives, liberties or comforts? Can we commit the treasure to him, and not a trifle? Whatever you enjoy in this world, is but a trifle to your souls. Sure if you can trust him for eternal life for your souls, you may much more trust him, for the daily bread for your bodies. I know it is objected that God hath made over temporal things to his people upon conditional promises, and an absolute faith can never be grounded upon conditional promises. But what means this objection? Let your faith be but suitable to these conditional promises, that is, believe they shall be made good to you, so far as God sees them good for you. Do you but labour to come up to those conditions required in you, and thereby God will have more glory, and you more comfort. If your prayers for these things proceed from pure ends the glory of God, not the satisfaction and gratification of your lusts. If your desires after them be moderate as to the measure, content with that proportion the infinite wisdom sees fittest for you. If you take Gods way to obtain them, and dare not strain Conscience, or commit a sin, though you should perish for want. If you can patiently wait Gods time for enlargements from your straits, and not make any sinful haste. You shall be surely supplied. And he that remembers your souls will not forget your bodies. But we live by sense and not by faith. Present things strike our affections more powerfully than the invisible things that are to come. The Lord humble his people for this.
- 1Diduct. 3.