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Sacramental meditations upon divers select places of scripture
Sacramental meditations upon divers select places of scripture wherein believers are assisted in preparing their hearts, and exciting their affections and graces, when they draw nigh to God in that most awful and solemn ordinance of the Lords Supper / by Jo. Flavel ...
London: printed for Jacob Sampson, 1679
THE SEVENTH MEDITATION UPON › Doctrine 2 › Application 2: Use 2.
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: That the deepest sense of sin must not exclude an humble and thankful acknowledgement of the grace of God in his People. 'Tis the fault of most to hide their sins, and the fault of some to hide their graces.
First: That the deepest sense of sin must not exclude an humble and thankful acknowledgment of the grace of God in his People. 'Tis the fault of most to hide their sins, and the fault of some to hide their graces.
Secondly: Acceptance of our persons and duties is a pure act of grace. There's no duty performed in a perfect act of faith; all is mixed with unbelief in some degree, the Honey and the Comb are mixed together, Cant. 2. 8. No duty as it comes from us is pure.
Secondly: Acceptance of our persons and duties is a pure act of grace. There's no duty performed in a perfect act of faith; all is mixt with unbelief in some degree, the Honey and the Comb are mixt together, Cant. 2. 8. No duty as it comes from us is pure.
Thirdly: Justly may we suspect that faith for a false faith, which boasts of its own strength, but never mourns in the sense of unbelief. Where there are no conflicts with sin, there can be no sound evidence of sincerity.