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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.
1And as it will serve us for a test of Doctrines, so it serves for a test of Ministers, and hence you may Judge who are authorized, and sent by Christ the great Prophet, to declare his will to men. Surely, those whom he sends have his Spirit in their Hearts, as well as his words in their Mouths. And according to measures of grace received, they faithfully endeavour to fulfil their Ministry for Christ, as Christ did for his Father, as my Father hath sent me, (saith Christ) so send I you, Joh. 20.21. They take Christ for their pattern in the whole course of their Ministration, and are such as sincerely endeavour to imitate the great Shepherd, in these six particulars following.
1And as it will serve us for a test of Doctrines, so it serves for a test of Ministers, and hence you may Judge who are authorized, and sent by Christ the great Prophet, to declare his will to men. Surely, those whom he sends have his Spirit in their Hearts, as well as his words in their Mouths. And according to measures of grace received, they faithfully endeavour to fullfil their Ministry for Christ, as Christ did for his Father, as my Father hath sent me, (saith Christ) so send I you, Joh. 20.21. They take Christ for their pattern in the whole course of their Ministration, and are such as sincerely endeavour to imitate the great Shepherd, in these six particulars following.
- 1Infer. 5.
First, Jesus Christ was a faithful Minister, the faithful, and true witness, Rev. 1.5. He declared the whole mind of God to men. Of him it was Prophetically said,