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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.
Say not, O but my sins, my sins, are greater than can be forgiven; the difficulties of my salvation too great to be overcome; especially by a poor Creature as I am, that am able to do nothing, no not to raise one penny towards the discharge of that great debt I owe to God: for here thou wilt find upon thy Union with Christ, that there is merit enough in his blood, and mercy enough in his bowels to justify, and save such an one as thou art. Yea, and I will add for thine encouragement that it is a righteous thing with God to justify and save thee, that canst not pay him one penny of all the vast sums thou owest him, when by the same rule of justice he condemns the most strict, self-righteous Pharisee that thinks thereby to quit scores with him. It is righteous for a judge to cast him that hath paid 99 l. of the 100. which he owed, because the payment was not full; and to acquit him, whose surety hath paid all, ⟨image 9⟩though himself did not, and freely confess that he cannot pay one farthing of the whole debt.
Say not, O but my sins, my sins, are greater than can be forgiven; the difficulties of my salvation too great to be overcome; especially by a poor Creature as I am, that am able to do nothing, no not to raise one penny towards the discharge of that great debt I owe to God: for here thou wilt find upon thy Union with Christ, that there is merit enough in his blood, and mercy enough in his bowels to justifie, and save such an one as thou art. Yea, and I will add for thine incouragement that it is a righteous thing with God to justifie and save thee, that canst not pay him one penny of all the vast sums thou owest him, when by the same rule of justice he condemns the most strict, self-righteous Pharisee that thinks thereby to quit scores with him. It is righteous for a judge to cast him that hath paid 99 l. of the 100. which he owed, because the payment was not full; and to acquit him, whose surety hath paid all, ⟨image 9⟩though himself did not, and freely confess that he cannot pay one farthing of the whole debt.