A39669:1728
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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3. The day in which Believers are brought home to God, will be a day of unspeakable joy to the holy Spirit of God himself. For unto this all his sanctifying designs in this world had respect: to this day he sealed them: after this day he stirred up desires and groanings that cannot be uttered in their hearts, Ephes. 4. 30. Rom. 8. 26. Thus all the great and blessed persons, Father, Son and Spirit, will rejoice in the bringing home of the elect to God. For as it is the greatest joy to a man to see the designs which his heart hath been long projecting and intently set upon, by an orderly conduct, at last brought to the happy issue he first aimed at; much more will it be so here: the counsel and hand of each person being deeply concerned in this blessed design.
3. The day in which Believers are brought home to God, will be a day of unspeakable joy to the holy Spirit of God himself. For unto this all his sanctifying designs in this world had respect: to this day he sealed them: after this day he stirred up desires and groanings that cannot be uttered in their hearts, Ephes. 4. 30. Rom. 8. 26. Thus all the great and blessed persons, Father, Son and Spirit, will rejoyce in the bringing home of the elect to God. For as it is the greatest joy to a man to see the designs which his heart hath been long projecting and intently set upon, by an orderly conduct, at last brought to the happy issue he first aimed at; much more will it be so here: the counsel and hand of each person being deeply concerned in this blessed design.
4. The Angels of God will rejoice at the bringing home of Believers to him: the spirits of just men made perfect will be united in one general assembly with an innumerable company of Angels, Heb. 2. 22. Great is the affection and love of Angels to redeemed ones: they greatly rejoiced at