A39663:517
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 4.
If Christ be the great Prophet,1 and Teacher of the Church, We may thence discern and Judge of Doctrines, and it may serve us as a test to try them by. For such as Christ is, such are the Doctrines that flow from him Every error pretends to derive it self from him; but as Christ was holy, humble, heavenly, meek, peaceful, plain, and simple, and in all things alien, yea contrary to the wisdom of the world, the gratifications of the flesh: such are the truths which he teacheth.
If Christ be the great Prophet,1 and Teacher of the Church, We may thence discern and Iudge of Doctrines, and it may serve us as a test to try them by. For such as Christ is, such are the Doctrines that flow from him Every errour pretends to derive it self from him; but as Christ was holy, humble, heavenly, meek, peaceful, plain, and simple, and in all things alien, yea contrary to the wisdom of the world, the gratifications of the flesh: such are the truths which he teacheth.
- 1Infer. 4.
They have his Character and Image engraven on them. Would you know then whether this, or that Doctrine be from the Spirit of Christ or no, Examine the Doctrine it self by this rule. And whatsoever Doctrine you find to encourage and countenance sin, to exalt self, to be accommodated to earthly designs and interests, to wrap and bend to the humours and Lusts of men; in a word, what Doctrine soever directly, and as a proper cause makes them that profess it, carnal, turbulent, proud, sensual, &c. You may safely reject it, and conclude this never came from Jesus Christ. The Doctrine of Christ is