A39663:292
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.
Corollary 3.
Corolary 3.
1If the greatest love hath been manifested in giving Christ to the world, then it follows, that the greatest evil and wickedness is manifested in despising, slighting, and rejecting Christ. 'Tis sad to abuse the love of God manifested in the lowest gift of providence, but to sleight the richest discoveries of it; even in that peerless gift; wherein God commends his love in the most taking and astonishing manner: this is sin with a witness. Blush O heavens, and be astonished O earth; yea, be ye horribly afraid. No guilt like this. The most flagitious wretches among the barbarous Nations, are innocent in comparison of these. But are there any such in the world? Dare any slight this gift of God? indeed, if mens words might be taken; there are few or none that dare do so; but if their lives and practices may be believed; this, this is the sin of the far greater part of the Christianized world. Witness the lamentable stupidity and supineness, witness the contempt of the Gospel, witness the hatred and persecution of his Image, Laws, and People. What is the language of all these but a vile esteem of Jesus Christ.
1If the greatest love hath been manifested in giving Christ to the world, then it follows, that the greatest evil and wickedness is manifested in despising, slighting, and rejecting Christ. 'Tis sad to abuse the love of God manifested in the lowest gift of providence, but to sleight the richest discoveries of it; even in that peerless gift; wherein God commends his love in the most taking and astonishing manner: this is sin with a witness. Blush O heavens, and be astonished O earth; yea, be ye horribly afraid. No guilt like this. The most flagitious wretches among the barbarous Nations, are innocent in comparison of these. But are there any such in the world? Dare any slight this gift of God? indeed, if mens words might be taken; there are few or none that dare do so; but if their lives and practices may be believed; this, this is the sin of the far greater part of the Christianized world. Witness the lamentable stupidity and supiness, witness the contempt of the Gospel, witness the hatred and persecution of his Image, Laws, and People. What is the language of all these but a vile esteem of Jesus Christ.