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The fountain opened, or, The great gospel privilege of having Christ exhibited to sinful…The fountain opened, or, The great gospel priviledge of having Christ exhibited to sinfull…
The fountain opened, or, The great gospel privilege of having Christ exhibited to sinful men wherein also is proved that there shall be a national calling of the Jews from Zech. XIII. I. / by Samuel Willard ...The fountain opened, or, The great gospel priviledge of having Christ exhibited to sinfull men wherein also is proved that there shall be a national calling of the Jews from Zech. XIII. I. / by Samuel Willard ...
printed by B. Green for Samuel Sewall Junior, 1700
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.
2. He more peculiarly laments the affronts that be hath offered to Christ, who hath been set before him in the tenders of Grace. This therefore is peculiarly remarked in, Zech. 12. 10. They shall […] upon him whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for an only Son, and be in bitterness for him, as one is in bitterness for his first born. Where the Gospel comes, and Christ is exhibited, together with the need that men have of him by reason of •in; the convictions whereof are laid before men to persuade them of the necessity they stand in of having him to be their Saviour; and men have made light of these invitations which have been given them; they have not been persuaded of their misery by Sin, and brought to accept of Christ to rescue them from it, and have accordingly despised ⟨p. 138⟩him, neglected him, chosen lying vanities before him, and remained in their unbelief; This is the great provocation under the Gospel, Joh. 3. 19. This is the Condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men choose darkness rather than light. This Sin therefore they shall peculiarly mourn for and resent with the greatest sorrow.
2. He more peculiarly laments the affronts that be hath offered to Christ, who hath been set before him in the tenders of Grace. This therefore is peculiarly remarked in, Zech. 12. 10. They shall 〈…〉 upon him whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for an only Son, and be in bitterness for him, as one is in bitterness for his first born. Where the Gospel comes, and Christ is exhibited, together with the need that men have of him by reason of •in; the convictions whereof are laid before men to perswade them of the necessity they stand in of having him to be their Saviour; and men have made light of these invitations which have been given them; they have not been perswaded of their misery by Sin, and brought to accept of Christ to rescue them from it, and have accordingly despised