A39669:1925
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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Thirdly, And which is more than all, the soul that is coming to Jesus Christ, hath no assurance of acceptance with him, if it should adventure himself upon him: 'tis a great hazard, a great adventure; 'tis much more probable (if I look to my self) that Christ will shut the door of mercy against me.
But under all these discouragements the soul learns this Lesson from God, that as ungodly as it is, as weak and impotent as it is, as full of fears and doubts as it is: nevertheless it is every way its great duty and concernment to go on in the way of faith, and make that great adventure of it self upon Jesus Christ: and of this the Lord convinceth the soul by two things.
viz. 1. From the absolute necessity of coming. 2. From the encouraging probabilities of speeding.
viz. 1. From the absolute necessity of coming. 2. From the incouraging probabilities of speeding.
First, The soul seeth an absolute necessity of coming; necessity ⟨p. 388⟩is laid upon it, there is no other way,