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…

1. That there is such a fountain provided for ⟨p. 24⟩mans use. God had fore-appointed it in th• days of Eternity, and made it ready in th• fullness of time; but these things were in themselves secret, nor had man ever known that there is such a supply laid in for him, if God ha• not told him of it. Gods counsel about it wa• in his own breast, and the way in which he effected it was so obscure, that man understood it not till he declared it. Who should tell man that God had so much good will for him, as to provide Salvation for him by a Redeemer when he had destroyed himself by sin? Go• only knew his own thoughts, and none coul• have guessed at them by any rational arguing if he had not told them. When God saith concerning the sinful creature, as Job 33. 24 Deliver him from going down to the pit, I hav• found a ransom. He then opens this Fountain•

1. That there is such a fountain provided for ⟨p. 24⟩mans use. God had fore-appointed it in th• days of Eternity, and made it ready in th• fulness of time; but these things were in themselves secret, nor had man ever known that there is such a supply laid in for him, if God ha• not told him of it. Gods counsel about it wa• in his own breast, and the way in which he effected it was so obscure, that man understood it not till he declared it. Who should tell man that God had so much good will for him, as to provide Salvation for him by a Redeemer when he had destroyed himself by sin? Go• only knew his own thoughts, and none coul have gues'd at them by any rational arguing if he had not told them. When God sait concerning the sinful creature, as