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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.
1The General USE.
- 1The General Use of the whole pressing to holiness, which is the main scope of the Doctrine of Redemption.
AND now to close up all, let me persuade all those for whom the dear Son of God came from the blessed bosom of the Father; assumed flesh, brake by the strength of his own Love, through all discouragements and impediments, laid down his own life a ransom for their Souls; for whom he Lived, Died, Rose, Ascended, and lives for ever in Heaven to intercede: to live holy to Christ, as Christ lived, and died wholly for them.
AND now to close up all, let me perswade all those for whom the dear Son of God came from the blessed bosom of the Father; assumed flesh, brake by the strength of his own Love, through all discouragements and impediments, laid down his own life a ransom for their Souls; for whom he Lived, Died, Rose, Ascended, and lives for ever in Heaven to intercede: to live holy to Christ, as Christ lived, and died wholly for them.
O Brethren, never was the Heathen world acquainted with such arguments to deter them from sin, never acquainted with such motives to urge them to holiness; as I shall this day acquaint you with. My request is, to give up both your hearts and lives to glorify the Father, Son, and Spirit, whose you are, by the holiness and heavenliness of them. Other things are expected from you, than from other men. See that you turn not all this grace that hath founded in your ears, into wantonness. Think not because Christ hath done so much for you, you may sit still; much less indulge your selves in sin, because Christ hath offered up such an excellent sacrifice for the expiation of it. No, no, though Christ came to be a Curse, he did not come to be a a Cloak for your sins. If one died for all then were all dead;