A39669:1531
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.
Fourthly, and Lastly, There is one inquiry remains to be satisfied, namely, seeing Jesus Christ is consolation to Believers, how it comes to pass that so many Believers in the world should walk so dejectedly as they do without any Spiritual Consolation.
First, This may not be wondered at, if we consider that the Consolations of Christ are of two sorts. Seminal and in preparation, or actual in present possession. Every Believer in the world hath the root, and seed of comfort, planted and sown for him, Psal. 97. 11. Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart. They have Christ and the promises which are the seeds of Consolation, and will bring forth joy at last, though at present they have no actual Consolation; the seed of all joy is sown, and in due time they shall reap the full ripe fruit thereof.
First, This may not be wondred at, if we consider that the Consolations of Christ are of two sorts. Seminal and in preparation, or actual in present possession. Every Believer in the world hath the root, and seed of comfort, planted and sown for him, Psal. 97. 11. Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart. They have Christ and the promises which are the seeds of Consolation, and will bring forth joy at last, though at present they have no actual Consolation; the seed of all joy is sown, and in due time they shall reap the full ripe fruit thereof.