A39669:1257
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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Fourthly, Christ is the necessary mercy: there is an absolute necessity of Jesus Christ: hence in Scripture he is called the bread of life, Joh. 6. 48. he is bread to the hungry: he is ⟨p. 237⟩the water of life, Joh. 7. 37. as cold water to the thirsty soul: he is a ransom for captives, Mat. 20. 28. a garment to the naked, Rom. 13. ult. only bread is not so necessary to the hungry, nor water to the thirsty, nor a ransom to the Captive, nor a garment to the naked; as Christ is to the soul of a sinner, the breath of our nostrils, the life of our souls is in Jesus Christ.
Fourthly, Christ is the necessary mercy: there is an absolute necessity of Jesus Christ: hence in Scripture he is called the bread of life, Joh. 6. 48. he is bread to the hungry: he is ⟨p. 237⟩the water of life, Joh. 7. 37. as cold water to the thirsty soul: he is a ransome for captives, Mat. 20. 28. a garment to the naked, Rom. 13. ult. only bread is not so necessary to the hungry, nor water to the thirsty, nor a ransom to the Captive, nor a garment to the naked; as Christ is to the soul of a sinner, the breath of our nostrills, the life of our souls is in Jesus Christ.