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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.
This is the fruit of careless and loose walking. To this sad issue it will bring thee at last, and when it is come to this; thou shalt go to Ordinances, and Duties, and find no good in them; no life quickening comfort there. When thy heart which was wont to be enlarged, and flowing, shall be clung up and dry; when thou shalt kneel down before the Lord, and cry as Elisha when with the mantle of Elijah he smote the water; Where is the Lord God of Elijah? So thou, where is the God of Prayer? Where is the God of Duties? But there is no answer: when like Sampson, thou shalt go forth and shake thy self as at other times; but thy strength is gone: then tell me, what thou hast done in resisting, quenching, and grieving the holy Spirit of God by impure and offensive practices? And thus you see what engagements lie upon you from the Spirit also, to walk uprightly and keep the issues of life pure. I could willingly have enlarged my self upon this last branch,1 but that I find a Judicious hand hath lately improved this Argument; to which I shall refer the Reader. Thus God hath obliged you to circumspect and holy lives.
This is the fruit of careless and loose walking. To this sad issue it will bring thee at last, and when it is come to this; thou shalt go to Ordinances, and Duties, and find no good in them; no life quickning comfort there. When thy heart which was wont to be enlarged, and flowing, shall be clung up and dry; when thou shalt kneel down before the Lord, and cry as Elisha when with the mantle of Elijah he smote the water; Where is the Lord God of Elijah? So thou, where is the God of Prayer? Where is the God of Duties? But there is no answer: when like Sampson, thou shalt go forth and shake thy self as at other times; but thy strength is gone: then tell me, what thou hast done in resisting, quenching, and grieving the holy Spirit of God by impure and offensive practices? And thus you see what engagements lie upon you from the Spirit also, to walk uprightly and keep the issues of life pure. I could willingly have enlarged my self upon this last branch,1 but that I find a Judicious hand hath lately improved this Argument; to which I shall refer the Reader. Thus God hath obliged you to circumspect and holy lives.
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