A39669:2174
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Thirdly, He dissuades them from the consideration of the contrariety of these practices unto the Spirit of God, by whom they all profess themselves to be governed, from vers. 17, to the 23.
Thirdly, He disswades them from the consideration of the contrariety of these practices unto the Spirit of God, by whom they all profess themselves to be governed, from vers. 17, to the 23.
Fourthly, He powerfully dissuades them from these animosities from the inconsistency of these or any other lusts of the flesh with an interest in Christ: they that be Christs have crucified the flesh, &c. q. d. you all profess your selves to be members of Christ, to be followers of him; but how incongruous are these practices to such a profession? Is this the fruit of the Dove-like-spirit of Christ? Are these the fruits of your faith, and professed mortification? Shall the sheep of Christ •narl and fight like rabid and furious beasts of prey? Tantaene animis coelestibus ira? O how repugnant are these practices 1with the study of mortification which is the great study and endeavour of all that be in Christ! They that are Christs have crucified the flesh, with the affections and lusts. So much for the order of the words; the words themselves are a proposition wherein we have to consider both
Fourthly, He powerfully disswades them from these animosities from the inconsistency of these or any other lusts of the flesh with an interest in Christ: they that be Christs have crucified the flesh, &c. q. d. you all profess your selves to be members of Christ, to be followers of him; but how incongruous are these practices to such a profession? Is this the fruit of the Dove-like-spirit of Christ? Are these the fruits of your faith, and professed mortification? Shall the sheep of Christ •narl and fight like rabid and furious beasts of prey? Tantaene animis coelestibus ira? O how repugnant are these practices