A39663:637
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.
Hence arose the delight and pleasure God had in it: this made him take pleasure in bruising him, Isa. 53.10. God smelt a savour of rest in this Sacrifice. The meaning is, that as men are offended with a stench, and their stomachs rise at it; and are on the contrary delighted with sweet odours and fragrancies, so ⟨p. 145⟩the blessed God speaking after the manner of men, is offended and filled with loathing and abhorrence by our sins; but infinitely pleased and delighted in the offering of Christ for them, which came up as an odour of a sweet smelling savour to him, whereof the costly perfumes under the Law, were Types and shadows. This was the Oblation.
Hence arose the delight and pleasure God had in it: this made him take pleasure in bruising him, Isa. 53.10. God smelt a savour of rest in this Sacrifice. The meaning is, that as men are offended with a stench, and their stomachs rise at it; and are on the contrary delighted with sweet odors and fragrancies, so ⟨p. 145⟩the blessed God speaking after the manner of men, is offended and filled with loathing and abhorrence by our sins; but infinitely pleased and delighted in the offering of Christ for them, which came up as an odor of a sweet smelling savour to him, whereof the costly perfumes under the Law, were Types and shadows. This was the Oblation.
Thirdly, This Oblation he brings before God, and to him he offers it up. So speaks the Apostle Heb. 9.14. through the eternal §3spirit, he offered himself without spot to God. As Christ sustained the capacity of a surety, so God of a Creditor; who exacted satisfaction from him. That is, he required from him, as our surety the penalty due to us, for our sin. And so Christ had to do immediately with God, yea with a God infinitely wronged, and incensed by sin against us. To this incensed Majesty, Christ our Priest approacheth, as to a devouring fire, with his Sacrifice.