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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.
JEPH. XXII. And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head, over all things to the Church.
IEPH. XXII. And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head, over all things to the Church.
THE foregoing verses are spent in a thankful and humble adoration of the grace of God, in bringing these Ephesians to believe in Christ. This effect of that power that raised their hearts to believe in Christ; is here compared with that other glorious effect of it, even the raising of Christ himself from the dead. Both these owe themselves to the same efficient cause. It raised Christ from a low estate, even from the dead, to an high, a very high and glorious state: to be the head both of the world, and of the Church: the head of the world, by way of dominion; the head of the Church, by way of union, and special influence: ruling the world for the good of his people in it. He gave him to be the head over all things to the Church.
In this Scripture, let these four things be seriously heeded.
First, The dignity and authority committed to Christ. He hath put all things under his feet: which implies full, ample, and absolute dominion in him; and subjection in them over whom he reigns. This power is delegated to him by the Father. For besides the essential, native, ingenite power and dominion over all, which he hath as God; and is common to every person in the Godhead,