A39669:1068
The Method of Grace
The method of grace, in bringing home the eternal redemption contrived by the Father, and accomplished by the Son through the effectual application of the spirit unto God's elect, being the second part of Gospel redemption : wherein the great mystery of our union and communion with Christ is opened and applied, unbelievers invited, false pretenders convicted, every mans claim to Christ examined, and the misery of Christless persons discovered and bewailed / by John Flavell ...The method of grace, in bringing home the eternal redemption contrived by the Father, and accomplished by the Son through the effectual application of the spirit unto God's elect, being the second part of Gospel redemption : wherein the great mysterie of our union and communion with Christ is opened and applied, unbelievers invited, false pretenders convicted, every mans claim to Christ examined, and the misery of Christless persons discovered and bewailed / by John Flavell ...
London: printed by M. White for Francis Tyton, 1681
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Secondly, In the next place let us see how Christ invites 1men to come unto him, and you shall find the means employed in this work, are either internal and principal, namely the Spirit of God, who is Christ's Vice-gerent, and comes to us in his name and room to persuade us to believe, Joh. 15. 26. or external, namely the preaching of the Gospel by Commissionated Ambassadors, who in Christ's stead beseech men to be reconciled to God: (i. e.) to come to Christ by faith in order to their reconciliation and peace with God. But all means and instruments employed in this work of bringing men to Christ, entirely depend upon the blessing and concurrence of the Spirit of God, without whom they signify nothing: how long may Ministers preach, before one soul come to Christ, except the Spirit co-operate in that work? Now as to the manner in which men are persuaded, and their ⟨p. 197⟩wills wrought upon to come to Christ, I will briefly note several acts of the Spirit in order thereunto.
Secondly, In the next place let us see how Christ invites 1men to come unto him, and you shall find the means employ'd in this work, are either internal and principal, namely the Spirit of God, who is Christ's Vice-gerent, and comes to us in his name and room to perswade us to believe, Joh. 15. 26. or external, namely the preaching of the Gospel by Commissionated Embassadors, who in Christ's stead beseech men to be reconciled to God: (i. e.) to come to Christ by faith in order to their reconciliation and peace with God. But all means and instruments employ'd in this work of bringing men to Christ, entirely depend upon the blessing and concurrence of the Spirit of God, without whom they signifie nothing: how long may Ministers preach, before one soul come to Christ, except the Spirit co-operate in that work? Now as to the manner in which men are perswaded, and their ⟨p. 197⟩wills wrought upon to come to Christ, I will briefly note several acts of the Spirit in order thereunto.