A39669:409
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.
1. Evidence.
Many of you were never Convinced to this day of your state 1of enmity against God, and without Conviction of this, reconciliation is impossible; without repentance there can be no reconciliation, and without Conviction there can be no repentance: when we repent we lay down our Weapons, Isai. 27. 4, 5. But how few have been brought to this? Alas! if a few poor cold heartless, ineffectual confessions of sin may pass for a due Conviction, and serious repentance, then have we been convinced, then have we repented: but you will find if ever the Lord intend to reconcile you to himself, your Convictions and humiliations for sin will be other manner of things: this will cost you more than a few cheap words against sin. 2 Cor. 7. 11. In that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of ⟨p. 61⟩your selves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge?
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