A39663:677
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.
Fourthly, Consider who they are for whom he makes Intercession. The friends of God. The children of God. Those that the Father himself loves, and his heart is propense, and ready enough to grant the best and greatest of mercies to; which is the meaning of Joh. 16.26, 27. the Father himself loveth you. And it must needs be so, for the first corner stone of all these mercies was laid by the Father himself in his most free election: He also delivered his Son for us, and how shall he not with him, freely give us all things? Rom. 8.32. So then, there can remain no doubt upon a considering heart; but Christ is a prevalent and successful Intercessor in Heaven. There only remains one thing more to be satisfied, and that is.
Fourthly, Consider who they are for whom he makes Intercession. The friends of God. The children of God. Those that the Father himself loves, and his heart is propense, and ready enough to grant the best and greatest of mercies to; which is the meaning of Ioh. 16.26, 27. the Father himself loveth you. And it must needs be so, for the first corner stone of all these mercies was laid by the Father himself in his most free election: He also delivered his Son for us, and how shall he not with him, freely give us all things? Rom. 8.32. So then, there can remain no doubt upon a considering heart; but Christ is a prevalent and successful Intercessor in Heaven. There only remains one thing more to be satisfied, and that is.
Fourthly, In what sense he is said to live for ever to make intercession. Shall he then be always at his work? Employed in begging new favours for us to eternity? How then shall the people of God be perfect in Heaven, if there be need of Christs Intercession to eternity for them?