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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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Inference 2.
If all men forfeit their claim to Christ who endeavour not to imitate 1him in the holiness of his life, then how small a number of real Christians are there in the world? Indeed if liberal talking without accurate walking, if common profession without holy practices were enough to constitute a Christian: then this quarter of the world would abound with Christians. But if Christ owns none for such, but those that tread in the steps of his example, then the number of real Christians is very small. The generality of men that live under the Christian name are such as walk after the flesh, Rom. 8. 2. according to the course of this world, they yield their members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin, Rom. 6. 13. strict godliness is a mere bondage to them; narrow is the way, and few there be that walk therein.
If all mem forfeit their claim to Christ who endeavour not to imitate 1him in the holiness of his life, then how small a number of real Christians are there in the world? Indeed if liberal talking without accurate walking, if common profession without holy practices were enough to constitute a Christian: then this quarter of the world would abound with Christians. But if Christ owns none for such, but those that tread in the steps of his example, then the number of real Christians is very small. The generality of men that live under the Christian name are such as walk after the flesh,