A39663:380
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.
Inference 3.
Hence also we infer,1 How great an evil it is to intrude into the Office of the Ministry, without a due call. It's more than Christ himself would do. He glorified not himself. The honours and advantages attending that Office, have invited many to run before they were Sent. But surely this is an insufferable violation of Christs order. Our Age hath abounded with as many Church-Levellers, as state-Levellers. I wish the Ministers of Christ might at last see and consider, what they were once warned of by a faithful watch-man.2 I believe (saith he) God hath permitted so many to intrude into the Ministers calling, because Ministers have too much meddled with, and intruded into other mens callings.
Hence also we infer,1 How great an evil it is to intrude into the Office of the Ministry, without a due call. It's more than Christ himself would do. He glorified not himself. The honours and advantages attending that Office, have invited many to run before they were Sent. But surely this is an insufferable violation of Christs order. Our Age hath abounded with as many Church-Levellers, as state-Levellers. I wish the Ministers of Christ might at last see and consider, what they were once warned of by a faithful watch-man.2 I believe (saith he) God hath permitted so many to intrude into the Ministers calling, because Ministers have too much medled with, and intruded into other mens callings.
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