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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.
10▪ They must be fully perfected in order to their perfect Glorification. Though the body of death attends them through the present life, and giveth them no little molestation in it, yet it shall be wholly put off with it, and they shall no more be pestered with it for ever: There shall be perfection of holiness enjoyed by us▪ when we come to perfect glory; nor indeed can our glory be perfect without it: we are told how Christ will present his Church to himself at last, Eph. 5. 27. A glorious Church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing. None are admitted into the assembly above, but Just men made perfect, Heb. 12. 22▪ When we come there we shall sin no more, nor have any dregs of pollution abiding in us, but be entirely conformed to the Image of God; now that which is the perfection which God will bring us to at last, is that which we all ought to be aspiring after, and restless in pursuit of, till we come to ⟨p. 207⟩obtain it. And truly, Inchoate Holiness make• us capable only of partaking in Inchoate Blessedness; our vessels are not prepared to be filled with glory, nor can we have that near Communion with God in Christ, which is requisite to give us complete and unin••rmixed satisfaction, till we are completely holy in the highest degree which our natures are able to receive; If then God hath appointed us to Salvation, and there can be none without this, it must needs be our duty not to take up with any thing short of this: and consequently it must be that which is promised to us in the Covenant of Grace, and we ought to pursue it, and endeavour to go from strength to strength in it, till we arrive at the fullness of it, which is not to be expected till we get to the Eternal Kingdom.
10▪ They must be fully perfected in order to their perfect Glorification. Though the body of death attends them through the present life, and giveth them no little molestation in it, yet it shall be wholly put off with it, and they shall no more be pestered with it for ever: There shall be perfection of holiness enjoyed by us when we come to perfect glory; nor indeed can our glory be perfect without it: we are told how Christ will present his Church to himself at last,