A39663:687
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.
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Doth Christ live for ever to make intercession,1 then let those who reap on earth the fruits of that his work in Heaven, draw instruction thence about the following duties, to which it leads them as by the hand.
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First,1 Do not forget Christ in an exalted state. You see though he be in all the glory above, at Gods right hand, an enthroned ⟨p. 164⟩King, he doth not forget you. He like Joseph remembers his brethren in all his glory. But alas how oft doth advancement make us forget him? as the Lord complains in Hosea 13.5, 6. I did know thee in the Wilderness, in the Land of great drought; but when they came into Canaan, According to their pastures, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me. As if he had said, O my people, you and I were better acquainted in the Wilderness. When you were in a low condition, left to my immediate care; living by daily faith; Oh then you gave me many a sweet visit; but now you are filled, I hear no more of you. Good had it been for some Saints, if they had never known prosperity.