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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.
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1Let all Christians rightly inform their minds in this truth, of so great concernment in Religion; and hold it fast against all subtle adversaries that would wrest it from them. The Learned Hooker observes that the dividing of Christs Person which is but one, and the confounding, of his Natures which are two; hath been the occasion of these errors which have so greatly disturbed the peace of the Church.2 The Arians denied his Deity, levelling him with other mere men.3 The Apollinarians ⟨p. 59⟩maimed his humanity.4 The Sabellians affirmed that the Father and Holy Ghost were incarnated, as well as the Son; and were forced upon that absurdity by another error viz. denying three distinct persons in the Godhead: and affirming they were but three names.5 The Eutychians confounded both natures in Christ, denying any distinction of them.6 The Seleusians affirmed that he unclothed himself of his humanity when he ascended, and hath no humane Body in Heaven.7