A39663:2230
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.
First, Do ye think it possible to avoid appearing after that terrible citation is given to the World by the Trump of God? Alas, how can you imagine it? Is not the same power that revived your dust, able to bring you before the bar? There is a necessity that you must come forth, 2 Cor. 5.10. We [Must] all appear. It is not at the sinners choice, to obey the Summons or not.
Secondly, If you must appear, are there no Accusers, nor Witnesses that will appear against you, and confront you in the Court? What think you, was Satan so often a Tempter to you here, and will he not be an Accuser there? Yes, nothing surer; for that was the main design of all his Temptations. What think you of your own Consciences? Are they not privy to your secret wickedness? Don't they now whisper sometimes in your ears, what you care not to hear of? If they whisper now, they will thunder then, Rom. 2.15, 16. Will not the Spirit accuse you, for resisting his motions, and stifling thousands of his convictions? Will not your Companions in sin accuse you? who drew, or were drawn by you to sin? Will not your Teachers be your accusers? How many times have you made them complain, Lord! they are Iron and Brass, they have made their faces harder than a Rock; they refuse to return. Will not your very Relations be your accusers? To whom you have failed in all your relational duties? Yea, and every one whom you have tempted to sin, abused, defrauded, over-reached: all these will be your accusers. So that it is without dispute you will have accusers enough, to appear against you.
Secondly, If you must appear, are there no Accusers, nor Witnesses that will appear against you, and confront you in the Court? What think you, was Satan so often a Tempter to you here, and will he not be an Accuser there? Yes, nothing surer; for that was the main design of all his Temptations. What think you of your own Consciences? Are they not privy to your secret wickedness? Don't they now whisper sometimes in your ears, what you care not to hear of? If they whisper now, they will thunder then,