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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 4.
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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.
First, While we live and converse here in the world, all our comfort and safety is from it, for all our union with Christ the fountain of mercies and blessings is by faith. Eph. 3.17. That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith. No faith, no Christ. All our communion with Christ is by it. He that cometh to God must believe. Heb. 11.6. The souls life is wrapped up in this communion with God; and that communion in faith. All communications from Christ depend upon faith; for look as all communion is founded in union, so from our union and communion, are all our communications. All communications of quicknings, comforts, joy, strength, and whatsoever serves to the well-being of the life of grace are all through that faith which first knit us to Christ, and still maintains our communion with Christ, believing we rejoice. 1 Pet. 1.8. The inner man is renewed whilst we look to the things that are not seen, 2 Cor. 4.18.