A39669:1910
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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Lesson 9.
Ninthly, All that come to Christ •e taught of God to abandon their former ways and companions in sin as ever they expect to be received unto mercy, Isai. 55. 7. 2 Cor. 5. 17. Sins that were profitable and pleasant, as the right hand, and right eye, must now be cut off. Companions in sin, who were once the delight of their lives, must now be cast off. Christ saith to the soul concerning these, as he said in another case, John 18. 8. if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way: and the soul saith unto Christ as it is Psalm 119. 115. depart ⟨p. 385⟩from me ye evil doers, for I will keep the Commandments of my God: and now pleasant sins, and companions in sin become the very burden and shame of a mans soul: objects of delight are become objects of pity and compassion: no endearments, no union of blood, no earthly interests whatsoever are found strong enough to hold the soul any longer from Christ: nothing but the effectual teachings of God is found sufficient to dissolve such bonds of iniquity as these.
Ninthly, All that come to Christ •e taught of God to abandon their former wayes and companions in sin as ever they expect to be received unto mercy, Isai. 55. 7.