A39663:2142
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.
Inference 4.
Did Christ ascend so munificently, 1shedding forth so many mercies upon his people? Mercies of inestimable value reserved on purpose to adorn that day? O then see that you abuse not those most precious ascension gifts of Christ, but value and improve them as the choicest mercies. Now the Ascension gifts as I told you are either the Ordinances and Officers of the Church (for he then gave them Pastors and Teachers) or the Spirit that furnished the Church with all its gift. Beware you abuse not either of these.
Did Christ ascend so munificently, 1shedding forth so many mercies upon his people? Mercies of inestimable value reserved on purpose to adorn that day? O then see that you abuse not those most pretious ascension gifts of Christ, but value and improve them as the choicest mercies. Now the Ascension gifts as I told you are either the Ordinances and Officers of the Church (for he then gave them Pastors and Teachers) or the Spirit that furnisht the Church with all its gift. Beware you abuse not either of these.
- 1Infer. 4.
First, Abuse not the Ordinances and Officers of Christ. This is a sin that no Nation is plunged deeper into the guilt of it, th•n this Nation. And no Age, more than this. Surely God hath written to us the great things of his Law, and we have accounted them small things. We have been loose, wanton, sceptical professors for the most part; that have had nice and coy stomachs that could not relish plain wholesome truths; except so and so modified to our humours. For this the Lord hath a Controversy with the Nation, and by a sore Judgement he hath begun to rebuke this sin