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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, The necessity of mortification appears from the necessity of conformity betwixt Christ the head, and all the members of his mystical body: for how incongruous and uncomely would it be to see a holy heavenly Christ, leading a company of unclean, carnal and sensual members? Mat. 11. 29. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly, q. d. it would be monstrous to the world to behold a company of Lions and Wolves following a meek and harmless Lamb: men of raging and unmortified lusts, professing and owning me for their head of government: and again, 1 John 2. 6. He that saith he abideth in him, ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked, q. d. either imitate Christ in your practice, or never make pretensions to Christ in your profession: this was what the Apostle complained of, Phil. 3. 18. for many walk of whom I have told you often, and ⟨p. 466⟩now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the Cross of Christ: men cannot study to put a greater dishonour and reproach upon Christ, than by making his name and profession, a cloak and cover to their filthy lusts.
Secondly, The necessity of mortification appears from the necessity of conformity betwixt Christ the head, and all the members of his mystical body: for how incongruous and uncomely would it be to see a holy heavenly Christ, leading a company of unclean, carnal and sensual members? Mat. 11. 29. Take my yoak upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly, q. d. it would be monstrous to the world to behold a company of Lions and Wolves following a meek and harmless Lamb: men of raging and unmortified lusts, professing and owning me for their head of government: and again, 1 John 2. 6. He that saith he abideth in him, ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked, q. d. either imitate Christ in your practice, or never make pretensions to Christ in your profession: this was what the Apostle complained of,