A39669:1779
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, Next it concerns us to enquire what are the 1things that maintain and support this security, hope and joy in the hearts of unregenerate men, and if we consider duly, we shall find Church privileges, natural ignorance, false evidences of the love of God, slight workings of the Gospel, self-love, comparing themselves with the more profane; and Satan's policy managing all these in order to their eternal ruin; are so many springs to feed and maintain this life of delusion in the unregenerate.
Secondly, Next it concerns us to enquire what are the 1things that maintain and support this security, hope and joy in the hearts of unregenerate men, and if we consider duely, we shall find Church priviledges, natural ignorance, false evidences of the love of God, slight workings of the Gospel, self-love, comparing themselves with the more prophane; and Satans policy managing all these in order to their eternal ruine; are so many springs to feed and maintain this life of delusion in the unregenerate.
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1. First, Church privileges lay the foundation to this strong delusion: thus the Jews deceived themselves, saying in their hearts, We have Abraham for our Father, Mat. 3. 9. This propped up their vain hopes that Abraham's blood ran in their veins, though Abraham's faith and obedience never wrought in their hearts.
1. First, Church priviledges lay the foundation to this strong delusion: thus the Jews deceived themselves, saying in their hearts, We have Abraham for our Father, Mat. 3. 9