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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, As it will be an awful and solemn Judgement, so it will be a Critical and Exact Judgement. Every man will be weighed to his ounces and drams. The name of the Judge is [Greek or Hebrew] the searcher of hearts. The Judge hath eyes as flames of fire, which pierce to the dividing of the heart and reins. It's said, Matth. 12.36. That men shall then give an account of every idle word that they shall speak. It is a day that will perfectly fan the world. No Hypocrite can escape. Justice holds the balances in an even hand. Christ will go to work so exactly, that some Divines of good note, think the day of Judgement will last as long as this day of the Gospels administration hath or shall last.
Secondly, As it will be an awful and solemn Judgement, so it will be a Critical and Exact Judgement. Every man will be weighed to his ounces and drams. The name of the Judge is 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 the searcher of hearts. The Judge hath eyes as flames of fire, which pierce to the dividing of the heart and reins. It's said, Matth. 12.36. That men shall then give an account of every idle word that they shall speak. It is a day that will perfectly fan the world. No Hypocrite can escape. Justice holds the ballances in an even hand. Christ will go to work so exactly, that some Divines of good note, think the day of Judgement will last as long as this day of the Gospels administration hath or shall last.
Thirdly, It will be a Universal Judgement, 2 Cor. 5.10. We must all appear before the Judgement Seat of Christ. And Rom. 14.12. Every one of us shall give an account of himself to God. Those that were under the Law, and those that having no Law, were a Law to themselves,