A39669:2286
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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10. Rule.
Accustom your thoughts to such meditations as are proper 1to mortify sin in your affections, else all endeavours to mortify it will be but faint and languid. To this purpose I shall recommend the following Meditations, as proper means to destroy the interest of sin.
Accustom your thoughts to such meditations as are proper 1to mortifie sin in your affections, else all endeavours to mortifie it will be but faint and languid. To this purpose I shall recommend the following Meditations, as proper means to destroy the interest of sin.
- 1Rule. 10.
1. Meditation.
Consider the evil that is in sin, and how terrible the appearances