A39663:2078
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.
And therefore the Apostle well observes, Rom. 1.4. That he was declared to be the Son of God with power, by his Resurrection from the dead. Now if he had been raised by the power of the Father or Spirit only, and not by his own; how could he be declared by his Resurrection to be the Son of God? What more had appeared in him than in others? For others are raised by the power of God, if that were all. So that in this respect also it was a marvellous Resurrection. Never any did, or shall rise as Christ rose by a self-quickening principle. For though many dead Saints rose at that time also. Yet it was by the virtue of Christs Resurrection that their Graves were opened, and their bodies quickened. In which respect he saith, Joh. 11.25. when he raised dead Lazarus. I am the Resurrection and the life, (i. e.) the principle of life and quickening, by which the dead Saints are raised.
And therefore the Apostle well observes, Rom. 1.4. That he was declared to be the Son of God with power, by his Resurrection from the dead. Now if he had been raised by the power of the Father or Spirit only, and not by his own; how could he be declared by his Resurrection to be the Son of God? What more had appeared in him than in others? For others are raised by the power of God, if that were all. So that in this respect also it was a marvellous Resurrection. Never any did, or shall rise as Christ rose by a self-quickning principle. For though many dead Saints rose at that time also. Yet it was by the vertue of Christs Resurrection that their Graves were opened, and their bodies quickned. In which respect he saith, Ioh. 11.25. when he raised dead Lazarus. I am the Resurrection and the life, (i. e.) the principle of life and quickning, by which the dead Saints are raised.