A39663:874
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.
PHIL. II.VIII. And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient to death; even the death of the Cross.
YOU have heard how Christ was invested with the Offices of Prophet, Priest and King, for the carrying on the blessed design of our Redemption; the execution of these Offices necessarily required that he should be both deeply abased, and highly exalted. He cannot as our Priest offer up himself a Sacrifice to God for us, except he be humbled, and humbled to death. He cannot as a King powerfully apply the virtue of that his Sacrifice, except he be exalted, yea, highly exalted. Had he not stooped to the low estate of a man, he had not as a Priest had a Sacrifice of his own to offer; as a Prophet, he had not been fit to teach us the will of God, so as that we should be able to bear it: as a King he had not been a suitable ⟨p. 223⟩head to the Church: And had he not been highly exalted, that Sacrifice had not been carried within the veil, before the Lord. Those discoveries of God could not have been universal, effectual and abiding. The Government of Christ could not have secured, protected and defended the Subjects of his Kingdom.
YOU have heard how Christ was invested with the Offices of Prophet, Priest and King, for the carrying on the blessed design of our Redemption; the excution of these Offices necessarily required that he should be both deeply abased, and highly exalted. He cannot as our Priest offer up himself a Sacrifice to God for us, except he be humbled, and humbled to death. He cannot as a King powerfully apply the vertue of that his Sacrifice, except he be exalted, yea, highly exalted. Had he not stooped to the low estate of a man, he had not as a Priest had a Sacrifice of his own to offer; as a Prophet, he had not been fit to teach us the will of God, so as that we should be able to bear it: as a King he had not been a suitable ⟨p. 223⟩head to the Church: And had he not been highly exalted, that Sacrifice had not been carried within the vail, before the Lord. Those discoveries of God could not have been universal, effectual and abiding. The Government of Christ could not have secured, protected and defended the Subjects of his Kingdom.