A39663:2210
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.
Secondly, Man is a reasonable being, and every reasonable being, is an accountable being. He is a capable subject of moral government. His actions have relation to a Law. He is swayed by rewards and punishments. He acts by counsel and therefore of his actions he must expect to give an account, as it is Rom. 14.12. So then every one of us, shall give an account of himself to God. Especially if we add, that all the gifts of body, mind, estate, time, &c. are so many Talents, concredited and betrusted to him by God, and every one hath one Talent at least; therefore a time to render an account for all these Talents will come, Matth. 25.14, 15. We are but Stewards, and Stewards must give an account, in order whereto, there must be a great audit day.
Secondly, Man is a reasonable being, and every reasonable being, is an accountable being. He is a capable subject of moral government. His actions have relation to a Law. He is swayd by rewards and punishments. He acts by counsel and therefore of his actions he must expect to give an account, as it is Rom. 14.12. So then every one of us, shall give an account of himself to God. Especially if we add, that all the gifts of body, mind, estate, time, &c. are so many Talents, concredited and betrusted to him by God, and every one hath one Talent at least; therefore a time to render an account for all these Talents will come, Matth. 25.14, 15. We are but Stewards, and Stewards must give an account, in order whereto, there must be a great audit day.
Thirdly, And what need we seek evidence of this truth, further than our own conscience? Lo, it is a truth engraven legibly upon ⟨p. 592⟩every mans own breast. Every one hath a kind of little Tribunal, or privy Sessions in his own conscience, which both accuses, and excuses, for good, and evil; which it could never do, were there not a future Judgement of which it is now conscious to it self. In this Court Records are now kept of all that we do, even of our secret actions, and thoughts, which never yet took air; but if no Judgement, what need of Records? Nor let any imagine, that that this may be but the fruit of education and discourse. We have heard of such things, and so are scared by them. For if so, how comes it to obtain so universally? Who could be the Author of such a common deception?