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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.
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, Rom. 2.12. Those that had many Talents, and he that had but one Talent, must appear at this Bar; those that were carried from the Cradle to the Grave, with him that stooped for Age. The rich, and poor; the Father and the Child; the Master, and the Servant; the believer, and unbeliever must stand forth in that day. I saw the Dead both small and great stand before God, and the Books were opened, Rev. 20.12.
Thirdly, It will be a Vniversal Iudgement, 2 Cor. 5.10. We must all appear before the Iudgement 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, Rom. 2.12. Those that had many Talents, and he that had but one Talent, must appear at this Bar; those that were carried from the Cradle to the Grave, with him that stooped for Age. The rich, and poor; the Father and the Child; the Master, and the Servant; the believer, and unbeliever must stand forth in that day. I saw the Dead both small and great stand before God, and the Books were opened, Rev. 20.12.
Fourthly, It will be a Judgement full of convictive clearness. All things will be so sifted to the bran (as we say) that the Sentence of Christ both on Saints and sinners shall be applauded. Righteous art thou O Lord because thou hast Judged thus. His Judgements will be as the light that goeth forth. So that those poor sinners whom he will condemn, shall be first [Greek or Hebrew] self condemned. Their own consciences shall be forced to confess, that there is not one drop of injustice in all that Sea of wrath, into which they are to be cast.