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A39669 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 ... Flavel, John, 1630?-1691. 1681 (1681) Wing F1169; ESTC R20432 474,959 654

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duty_n upon_o we_o eph._n 6._o 12._o it_o be_v therefore_o a_o vain_a distinction_n invent_v by_o libertine_n to_o say_v it_o bind_v we_o as_o creature_n not_o as_o christian_n or_o that_o it_o bind_v the_o unregenerate_a part_n but_o not_o the_o regenerate_a but_o this_o be_v a_o sure_a truth_n that_o they_o who_o be_v free_v from_o its_o penalty_n be_v still_o under_o its_o precept_n though_o believer_n be_v no_o more_o under_o its_o curse_n yet_o they_o be_v still_o under_o its_o conduct_n the_o law_n send_v we_o to_o christ_n to_o be_v justify_v and_o christ_n send_v we_o to_o the_o law_n to_o be_v regulate_v let_v the_o heart_n of_o every_o christian_a join_v therefore_o with_o david_n in_o that_o holy_a wish_n psal._n 119._o 4_o 5._o thou_o have_v command_v we_o to_o keep_v thy_o precept_n diligent_o o_o that_o my_o heart_n be_v direct_v to_o keep_v thy_o statute_n it_o be_v excellent_a when_o christian_n begin_v to_o obey_v the_o law_n from_o life_n which_o other_o obey_v for_o 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rich_a favour_n and_o mercy_n of_o god_n to_o man_n one_o of_o the_o choice_a gift_n bestow_v upon_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v psal._n 147._o 19_o 20._o he_o show_v his_o word_n unto_o jacob_n his_o statute_n and_o his_o judgement_n unto_o israel_n he_o have_v not_o deal_v so_o with_o any_o nation_n and_o as_o for_o his_o judgement_n they_o have_v not_o know_v they_o other_o nation_n have_v corn_n and_o wine_n gold_n and_o silver_n abundance_n of_o earthly_a delight_n and_o pleasure_n but_o they_o have_v not_o a_o beam_n of_o heavenly_a light_n shine_v upon_o they_o we_o may_v account_v this_o mercy_n small_a but_o god_n who_o be_v best_a able_a to_o value_v the_o worth_n of_o it_o account_v it_o great_a hos._n 8._o 12._o i_o have_v write_v unto_o they_o the_o great_a thing_n of_o my_o law_n christ_n reckon_v capernaum_n to_o be_v exalt_v unto_o heaven_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o that_o place_n now_o the_o great_a the_o 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rule_n that_o the_o peccat●…m_fw-la maxima_fw-la violatio_fw-la conscienti●…_n est_fw-la maximum_fw-la peccat●…m_fw-la great_a violation_n of_o conscience_n be_v the_o great_a sin_n conscience_n be_v a_o noble_a and_o tender_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n it_o be_v in_o the_o soul_n as_o the_o eye_n in_o the_o body_n very_o sensible_a of_o the_o least_o injury_n and_o a_o wound_n in_o the_o conscience_n be_v like_o a_o blow_n in_o the_o eye_n but_o nothing_o give_v a_o great_a blow_n to_o conscience_n nothing_o so_o much_o waste_v it_o and_o destroy_v it_o as_o sin_n against_o the_o light_n do_v this_o put_v a_o plain_a force_n upon_o the_o conscience_n and_o give_v a_o
p._n 385_o believer_n their_o general_a assembly_n p._n 338_o believer_n undergo_v two_o change_n p._n 335_o believer_n have_v christ_n for_o their_o altar_n p._n 316_o believer_n shall_v have_v a_o free_a spirit_n p._n 332_o believer_n in_o what_o manner_n bring_v to_o god_n p._n 338_o body_n of_o sinner_n how_o smite_v by_o death_n p._n 536_o blindness_n of_o mind_n what_o it_o be_v p._n 569_o blindness-spiritual_a what_o it_o include_v p._n 571_o blindness-spiritual_a what_o it_o exclude_v p._n 570_o blindness_n of_o mind_n evidence_v six_o way_n p._n 574_o blind_a artifices_fw-la of_o satan_n what_o ibid._n burdensome_a nature_n of_o sin_n open_v p._n 185_o burden_n of_o sin_n why_o it_o must_v be_v feel_v p._n 191_o c._n care_n of_o christian_n over_o christ_n honour_n p._n 28●…_n carnal_a relation_n admonish_v p._n 85_o charity_n to_o saint_n strong_o urge_v p._n 37_o 38_o cause_n of_o spiritual_a life_n twofold_a p._n 532_o christ_n transcendent_a in_o holiness_n p._n 500_o christian_n no_o troubler_n of_o the_o world_n p._n 476_o christ_n outbid_v all_o other_o offerer_n p._n 74_o christ_n the_o mercy_n of_o mercy_n p._n 234_o christ_n eight_o thing_n in_o he_o attractive_a p._n 154_o christ_n communicate_v all_o blessing_n to_o we_o p._n 172_o christ_n make_v haste_n in_o extremity_n p._n 191_o christ_n burden_n exceed_v heavy_a p._n 185_o christ_n the_o only_a physician_n p._n 217_o christ_n qualify_v as_o foretell_v p._n 240_o christ_n comprehensive_a of_o all_o that_o be_v lovely_a p._n 250._o christ_n a_o incomparable_a friend_n p._n 257_o christ_n the_o desire_n of_o all_o nation_n and_o how_o p._n 264_o christ_n the_o lord_n of_o glory_n p._n 277_o christ_n glory_n twofold_a p._n 278_o christ_n the_o only_a comfort_n of_o saint_n p._n 290_o christ_n shall_v be_v precious_a to_o saint_n p._n 319_o christian_n why_o void_a of_o comfort_n p._n 293_o circumspection_n how_o necessary_a p._n 588_o civility_n no_o evidence_n of_o grace_n p._n 449_o companion_n in_o sin_n to_o be_v abandon_v p._n 384_o communion_n with_o christ_n twofold_a p._n 166_o communion_n with_o christ_n in_o what_o it_o consist_v p._n 167_o communion_n with_o christ_n a_o great_a mystery_n p._n 173_o communion_n with_o christ_n admirable_a p._n 174_o communion_n with_o saint_n how_o pleasant_a p._n 179_o compassion_n due_a to_o the_o distress_a p._n 186_o come_v to_o christ_n what_o it_o include_v p._n 193_o communion_n with_o god_n kill_v sin_n p._n 484_o conviction_n precedaneous_a to_o faith_n p._n 147_o contentation_n of_o christ_n in_o a_o low_a estate_n p._n 513_o condemnation_n twofold_a p._n 542_o content_v press_v upon_o convert_v p._n 23_o conversion_n introductive_a to_o all_o mercy_n p._n 19_o condescension_n of_o god_n in_o the_o gospel_n p._n 50_o conversion_n how_o illustrate_v p._n 76_o consent_v include_v in_o faith_n p._n 120_o consolation_n what_o it_o be_v p._n 288_o consolation_n three_o kind_n thereof_o ibid._n consolation_n three_o ingredien●…s_n thereof_o p._n 289_o contempt_n of_o the_o world_n contemn_v p._n 318_o conviction_n the_o first_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n p._n 414_o congruity_n of_o divine_a drawing_n with_o the_o will_n of_o man_n p._n 72_o concomitant_n of_o faith_n what_o they_o be_v p._n 150_o conversion_n its_o stupendous_a effect_n p._n 86_o conscience_n the_o office_n thereof_o p._n 186_o conscience_n benumb_v how_o sad_a p._n 189_o complaint_n to_o man_n fruitless_a ibid._n confidence_n without_o ground_n what_o p._n 349._o convert_v exhort_v to_o praise_v p._n 371_o corruption_n of_o nature_n discover_v p._n 8●…_n d._n damn_a their_o dreadful_a state_n open_v p._n 187_o danger_n of_o refuse_v christ._n p._n 156_o damnation_n how_o aggravate_v p._n 354_o danger_n of_o false_a confidence_n ibid._n death_n and_o deadness_n how_o difference_v p._n 422_o degree_n of_o faith_n the_o least_o precious_a p._n 142_o despair_n in_o ourselves_o necessary_a p._n 147_o despair_v not_o of_o carnal_a relation_n p._n 87_o death_n how_o make_v sweet_a p._n 43_o death_n on_o what_o account_n dreadful_a p._n 189_o death_n of_o christ_n its_o design_n and_o end_n p._n 336_o deliverance_n from_o sin_n what_o a_o mercy_n p._n 380_o decree_n of_o god_n how_o execute_v p._n 409_o delight_n in_o god_n eminent_a in_o christ._n p._n 509_o death_n spiritual_a what_o it_o be_v p._n 530_o dignity_n of_o saint_n whence_o infer_v p._n 36_o discourse_n of_o heaven_n sweet_a in_o the_o way_n p._n 343_o difficulty_n of_o faith_n discover_v p._n 137_o disease_n of_o the_o soul_n what_o they_o be_v p._n 217_o direction_n about_o faith_n six_o p._n 159_o direction_n to_o inflame_v desire_n p._n 273_o discouragement_n in_o godliness_n unreasonable_a p._n 387_o divine_a authority_n of_o scripture_n p._n 364_o dominion_n of_o sin_n cure_v by_o christ._n p._n 219_o dominion_n of_o sin_n destroy_v in_o saint_n p._n 327_o dominion_n of_o sin_n wherein_o it_o consist_v p._n 461_o drawing_n of_o god_n what_o they_o be_v p._n 71_o drawing_n of_o god_n open_v five_o way_n p._n 73_o duty_n no_o evidence_n of_o grace_n p._n 450_o desire_n after_o christ_n examine_v p._n 270_o desire_n after_o christ_n include_v blessing_n ibid._n dejection_n of_o saint_n groundless_a p._n 344_o e._n efficacy_n of_o the_o gospel_n how_o great_a p._n 358_o efficacy_n of_o preach_v whence_o it_o be_v p._n 55_o end_v of_o the_o new_a creature_n twofold_a p._n 435_o english_a preach_v its_o encomium_fw-la p._n 560_o embryo_n spiritual_a what_o they_o be_v p._n 370_o enjoyment_n of_o god_n man_n chief_a good_a p._n 337_o enemy_n to_o soul_n who_o be_v so_o p._n 355_o engagement_n to_o obedience_n what_o p._n 561_o engage_v not_o sin_n in_o our_o own_o strength_n p._n 486_o esteem_v nothing_o lovely_a but_o christ._n p._n 259_o eye_n open_v two_o way_n p._n 585_o evidence_n of_o spiritual_a death_n p._n 531_o evidence_n of_o person_n unreconciled_a p._n 61_o evidence_n of_o carnal_a security_n p._n 350_o evidence_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o word_n p._n 359_o evidence_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o we_o p._n 415_o evidence_n of_o mortification_n p._n 469_o 492_o extent_n of_o christ_n kingdom_n large_a p._n 265_o expectation_n of_o wrath_n terrible_a p._n 187_o example_n motive_n to_o faith_n p._n 198_o expectation_n imply_v in_o faith_n p._n 195_o experience_n of_o other_o relieve_v p._n 190_o example_n useful_a in_o mortification_n p._n 491_o example_n of_o the_o world_n not_o to_o be_v imitate_v p._n 587_o f._n faith_n its_o subject_n act_n and_o enemy_n p._n 79_o faith_n consider_v two_o way_n p._n 128_o faith_n whether_o in_o two_o faculty_n p._n 120_o faith_n its_o encomium_fw-la above_o other_o grace_n p._n 129_o faith_n justify_v not_o as_o a_o work_n p._n 132_o faith_n justify_v as_o a_o apply_v instrument_n p._n 133._o i'faith_o precious_a in_o the_o least_o degree_n p._n 144_o faith_n of_o papist_n a_o absurd_a faith_n p._n 145_o faith_n its_o antecedent_n concomitant_n and_o consequent_n p._n 146_o faith_n be_v not_o the_o soul_n rest_n p._n 207_o faith_n how_o great_a a_o mercy_n to_o man_n p._n 546_o faith_n its_o instrumentality_n in_o mortification_n p._n 483_o fall_v of_o adam_n how_o aggravate_v p._n 51_o false_a joy_n the_o only_a joy_n of_o carnal_a man_n p._n 350_o false_a joy_n twofold_a p._n 351_o fear_n of_o death_n how_o cure_v p._n 209_o fellowship_n with_o christ_n our_o dignity_n p._n 163._o fellowship_n with_o christ_n not_o natural_a p._n 171_o fellowship_n of_o saint_n advantageous_a p._n 478_o filth_n of_o sin_n what_o and_o how_o remove_v p._n 208_o folly_n of_o self-righteousness_n p._n 226_o follow_v christ_n the_o saint_n duty_n p._n 344_o freegrace_n and_o full_a satisfaction_n consistent_a p._n 53._o freedom_n from_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o law_n p._n 326_o freedom_n from_o guilt_n what_o a_o privilege_n ibid._n freedom_n from_o the_o first_o covenant_n p._n 409_o frustration_n of_o the_o gospel_n how_o p._n 354_o fullness_n of_o christ_n save_a power_n p._n 383_o g._n generality_n of_o man_n in_o the_o way_n to_o hell_n p._n 3●…6_n gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n twofold_a p._n 407_o gift_n no_o evidence_n of_o grace_n p._n 450_o glory_n of_o the_o saint_n will_v be_v very_o great_a p._n 282_o gospel_n strange_a success_n whence_o be_v be_v p._n 396_o gospel_n a_o invaluable_a mercy_n p._n 365_o gospel_n why_o so_o unsuccessful_a p._n 355_o gospel_n embassy_n what_o it_o imply_v p._n 47_o 48_o gospel_n why_o ineffectual_a to_o man_n p._n 87_o gospel_n scope_n to_o bring_v man_n to_o believe_v p._n 131_o gospel_n its_o power_n to_o awaken_v man_n p._n 360_o gospel_n its_o enlighten_v efficacy_n ibid._n gospel_n its_o wound_a power_n p._n 361_o gospel_n how_o it_o turn_v the_o heart_n ibid._n gospel_n its_o power_n not_o in_o itself_o p._n 362_o gospel_n efficacy_n not_o in_o the_o instrument_n ibid._n gospel_n in_o every_o part_n press_v mortification_n p._n 466_o gospel_n