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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.
(2.) If thou be a self-deceiving soul, that easily takest up thy satisfaction about thine interest in Christ, look to it as thou valuest thy soul, Reader, that a fond, and groundless conceit of thine interest in Christ, do not effectually, and finally obstruct a true, and saving interest in him. This is the common and fatal error in which multitudes of souls are ensnared and ruined:1 for look as a conceit of great wisdom hinders many from the attaining of it; so, a groundless conceit that Christ is already thine, may prove the greatest obstacle betwixt Christ and thee; but here thou wilt meet with many Rules that will not deceive thee; trials that will open thy true condition to thee.
(2.) If thou be a self-deceiving soul, that easily takest up thy satisfaction about thine interest in Christ, look to it as thou valuest thy soul, Reader, that a fond, and groundless conceit of thine interest in Christ, do not effectually, and finally obstruct a true, and saving interest in him. This is the common and fatal errour in which multitudes of souls are insnared and ruined:1 for look as a conceit of great wisdom hinders many from the attaining of it; so, a groundless conceit that Christ is already thine, may prove the greatest obstacle betwixt Christ and thee; but here thou wilt meet with many Rules that will not deceive thee; tryals that will open thy true condition to thee.
- 1Quam multi saptissent, nisi se prius s•pere p•tassent. Seneca.
Thou sometimes reflectest upon the state of thy soul, and enquirest is Christ mine? may I depend upon it, that my condition is safe? thy heart returns thee an answer of peace, it speaks as thou wouldst have it; but remember (friend) and mark this line, Thy final sentence is not yet come from the mouth of thy judge;