A39663:892
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, And yet more, by this his incarnation he was greatly humbled, in as much, as this his incarnation so veiled, clouded, and disguised him; that during the time he lived here, he looked not like himself, a God; but as a poor sorry, contemptible sinner, in the eyes of the world; they scorned him. This fellow said, Matth. 26.61. Hereby he made himself of no reputation, Phil. 2.6. it blotted his honour and reputation. By reason hereof he lost all esteem and honour from those that saw him, Matth. 13.55. is not this the Carpenters Son? To see a poor man travelling up and down the Country, in hunger, thirst, weariness, attended with a company of poor men; one of his company bearing the bag, and that which was put therein. Joh. 13.29. Who that had seen him, would ever have thought this had been the Creator of the world; the Prince of the Kings of the Earth? He was despised, and we esteemed him not. Now which of you is there that would not rather choose to endure much misery as a man, than to be degraded into a contemptible worm, that every body treads upon, and no man regards it? Christ looked so unlike a God in this habit, that he was scarce allowed the name of a man; a worm rather than a man.
Fourthly, And yet more, by this his incarnation he was greatly humbled, in as much, as this his incarnation so vailed, clouded, and disguised him; that during the time he lived here, he looked not like himself, a God; but as a poor sorry, contemptible sinner, in the eyes of the world; they scorned him. This fellow said, Matth. 26.61. Hereby he made himself of no reputation, Phil. 2.6. it blotted his honour and reputation. By reason hereof he lost all esteem and honour from those that saw him, Matth. 13.55. is not this the Carpenters Son? To see a poor man travelling up and down the Country, in hunger, thirst, weariness, attended with a company of poor men; one of his company bearing the bag, and that which was put therein.