A39669:1836
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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Inference 2.
Judge from hence what an invaluable mercy the preaching of 1the word is to the world: 'tis a blessing far above our estimation of it; little do we know what a treasure God committeth to us in the Ordinances, Acts 13. 25. To you is the word of this salvation sent: 'tis the very power of God to salvation, Rom. 1. 16. and salvation is ordinarily denied to whom the preaching of the word is denied, Rom. 10. 14. It's called the word of life, Phil. 2. 16. and deserves to be valued by every one of us as our life: the eternal decree of Gods election is executed by it upon our souls: as many as be ordained to eternal life shall believe by the preaching of it. Great is the ingratitude of this generation which so slights and undervalues this invaluable treasure: which is a sad presage of the most terrible judgement, even the removing our Candlestick out of its place, except we repent.
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