A39663:1979
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.
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First, 1One principal design and End of shedding the blood of Christ was to deliver his people from danger, the danger of that ⟨p. 524⟩wrath which burns down to the lowest Hell. So you find, 1 Thes. 1.10. Even Jesus who delivered us from the wrath to come. Here our misery is both specified, and aggravated. Specified, in calling it wrath, a word of deep and dreadful signification. The damned best understand the importance of that word. And aggravated in calling it wrath to come, or coming wrath. Wrath to come implies both the futurity ▪ and perpetuity of this wrath. It's wrath that shall certainly and inevitably come upon sinners. As sure as the night follows the day. As sure as the Winter follows the Summer; so shall wrath follow sin, and the pleasures thereof. Yea, it's not only certainly future, but when it comes it will be abiding wrath or wrath still coming. When millions of years and Ages are past and gone, this will still be wrath to come. Ever coming, as a r•ver e•er flowing.
First, 1One principal design and End of shedding the blood of Christ was to deliver his people from danger, the danger of that ⟨p. 524⟩wrath which burns down to the lowest Hell. So you find, 1 Thes. 1.10. Even Iesus who delivered us from the wrath to come. Here our misery is both specified, and aggravated. Specifi'd, in calling it wrath, a word of deep and dreadful signification. The damned best undrstand the importance of that word. And aggravated in calling it wrath to come, or coming wrath. Wrath to come implies both the futurity and perpetuity of this wrath. It's wrath that shall certainly and inevitably come upon sinners. As sure as the night follows the day. As sure as the Winter follows the Summer; so shall wrath follow sin, and the pleasures thereof. Yea, it's not only certainly future, but when it comes it will be abiding wrath or wrath still coming. When millions of years and Ages are past and gone, this will still be wrath to come. Ever coming, as a rver eer flowing.