A39663:1942
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.
Corollary. 2.
1Did Joseph and Nicodemus so boldly appear at a time of so much danger to beg the body, and give it a funeral, let it be for ever a caution to strong Christians not to despise, or glory over the weak. You see here a couple of poor, low spirited, and timorous persons; that were afraid to be seen in Christs company when the other disciples professed their readiness to die with him: yet those flee, and these appear for him, when the trial comes indeed. ⟨p. 515⟩If God desert the strong, and assist the weak; the feeble shall be as David, and the strong as tow. I speak not this to discourage any man from striving to improve inherent grace to the utmost. For it's ordinarily found in experience, that the degrees of assisting grace, are given out according to the measures of inherent grace: but I speak it to prevent a sin incident to strong Christians, which is to despise the weak, which God corrects by such instances and examples as this before us.
1Did Ioseph and Nicodemus so boldly appear at a time of so much danger to beg the body, and give it a funeral, let it be for ever a caution to strong Christians not to despise, or glory over the weak. You see here a couple of poor, low spirited, and timorous persons; that were afraid to be seen in Christs company when the other disciples professed their readiness to die with him: yet those flee, and these appear for him, when the trial comes indeed. ⟨p. 515⟩If God desert the strong, and assist the weak; the feeble shall be as David, and the strong as tow. I speak not this to discourage any man from striving to improve inherent grace to the utmost. For it's ordinarily found in experience, that the degrees of assisting grace, are given out according to the measures of inherent grace: but I speak it to prevent a sin incident to strong Christians, which is to despise the weak, which God corrects by such instances and examples as this before us.