A39669:1334
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
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.
Secondly, Altogether lovely (i. e.) as there is nothing unlovely found in him, so all that is in him is wholly lovely: as 1every ray of Gold is precious, so every thing that is in Christ is precious: who can weigh Christ in a pair of balances, and tell you what his worth is? His price is above Rubies, and all that thou canst desire is not to be compared with him, Prov. 8. 11.
Secondly, Altogether lovely (i. e.) as there is nothing unlovely found in him, so all that is in him is wholly lovely: as 1every raye of Gold is precious, so every thing that is in Christ is precious: who can weigh Christ in a pair of ballances, and tell you what his worth is? His price is above Rubies, and all that thou canst desire is not to be compared with him, Prov. 8. 11.
- 1Quantus quantus est, summis studi is & votis est expetendus, Brightman.
Thirdly, Altogether lovely, (i. e.) he is comprehensive of all things that are lovely: he seals up the sum of all loveliness: quae faciunt divisa beatum, in hoc mixta fluunt; things that shine as single stars with a particular glory, all meet in Christ as a glorious constellation, Col. 1. 19. It pleased the Father, that in him should all fullness dwell. Cast your eyes among all created beings, survey the Universe, observe strength in one, beauty in a second, faithfulness in a third, wisdom in a fourth; but you shall find none excelling in them all as Christ doth. Bread hath one quality, Water another, Raiment another, Physic another, but none hath all in it self as Christ hath: he is bread to the hungry, water to the thirsty, a garment to the naked, healing to the wounded,