A39663:1898
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 4.
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1Is this the privilege of believers, that they can commit their souls to God in a dying hour, then how precious, how useful a grace is faith to the people of God both living and dying!
1Is this the priveledge of believers, that they can commit their souls to God in a dying hour, then how pretious, how useful a grace is faith to the pleople of God both living and dying!
- 1Diduct. 4.
All the graces have done excellently, but faith excels them all. Faith is the Phoenix grace, the Queen of graces. Deservedly is it styled precious faith, 2 Pet. 1.1. The benefits and privileges of it in this life are unspeakable; and as there is no comfortable living, so no comfortable dying without it.
All the graces have done excellently, but faith excels them all. Faith is the Phoenix grace, the Queen of graces. Deservedly is it stiled pretious faith, 2 Pet. 1.1. The benefits and priviledges of it in this life are unspeakable; and as there is no comfortable living, so no comfortable dying without it.