A39669:2421
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.
First, The meanest and most afflicted Christian is owner of many rich invaluable mercies, Eph. 1. 3. 1. Cor. 3. ult. Is sin pardoned and God reconciled? then never open your mouths any more, Ezek. 16. 63.
Secondly, You have many precious promises that God will not forsake you in your straits, Heb. 13. 5. Isa. 41. 17. and your whole life hath been a life of experiences of the faithfulness of God in his promises. Which of you cannot say with the Church, Lam. 3. 23. His mercies are new every morning, and great is his faithfulness.
Thirdly, How useful, and beneficial are all your afflictions to you! they purge your sins, prevent your temptations, wean you from the world, and turn to your salvation: and how unreasonable then must your discontentedness at them be?