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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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Thirdly, The drawings of the Father are very powerful. The arm of the Lord is revealed in this work, Isa. 53. 1. It was a powerful word indeed that made the light at first shine out of darkness, and no less power is required to make it shine into our hearts, 2 Cor. 5. 14. That day in which the soul is made willing to come to Christ, is called the day of his power, Psal. 110. 3. The Scripture expresseth the work of conversion by a threefold Metaphor. viz.
Thirdly, The drawings of the Father are very powerful. The arm of the Lord is revealed in this work, Isa. 53. 1. It was a powerful word indeed that made the light at first shine out of darkness, and no less power is required to make it shine into our hearts, 2 Cor. 5. 14. That day in which the soul is made willing to come to Christ, is call'd the day of his power, Psal. 110. 3. The Scripture expresseth the work of conversion by a threefold Metaphor. viz.
That of a resurrection from the dead, Rom. 6. 4.
That of Creation, Ephes. 2. 10. And