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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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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
boundary_n must_v be_v preserve_v p._n 467_o grace_n the_o riches_n of_o it_o in_o remission_n p._n 302_o grace_n the_o vile_a abuse_n of_o it_o tax_v p._n 306_o grieve_v the_o spirit_n the_o sin_n of_o believer_n p._n 411_o gild_n incur_v in_o time_n of_o tentation_n p._n 560_o gild_n only_o relieve_v by_o blood_n of_o christ._n p._n 208_o h._n habit_n of_o grace_n inspire_v not_o acquire_v p._n 96_o habitude_n of_o faith_n to_o gospel_n term_n p._n 121_o happy_a estate_n of_o pardon_a soul_n p._n 303_o happiness_n of_o saint_n above_o all_o man_n p._n 338_o harmony_n of_o the_o spirit_n motion_n p._n 412_o habit_n of_o grace_n how_o assist_v p._n 469_o hell_n torment_n how_o aggravate_v p._n 187_o heart_n its_o deceitfulness_n open_v p._n 369_o heavenly_a mindedness_n what_o it_o infer_v p._n 418_o heaven_n no_o heaven_n to_o the_o unregenerate_a p._n 440_o heavenly_a mindedness_n connote_v grace_n p._n 453_o honour_n of_o religion_n on_o what_o it_o depend_v p._n 482_o hour_n of_o death_n by_o what_o sweeten_v p._n 483_o holiness_n of_o christ_n our_o pattern_n p._n 501_o holiness_n of_o christ_n sixfold_n p._n 502_o humility_n of_o christ_n exemplary_a p._n 512_o hypocrisy_n wherein_o it_o lie_v p._n 490_o hypocrite_n be_v twice_o dead_a p._n 536_o husband_n none_o like_o christ._n p._n 255_o i._n ignorance_n the_o cause_n of_o security_n p._n 351_o ignorance_n twofold_a p._n 420_o immortality_n the_o privilege_n of_o grace_n p._n 37_o impossibility_n of_o come_v without_o draw_v p._n 70_o impute_v righteousness_n vindicate_v p._n 130_o illumination_n antecedent_n to_o faith_n p._n 147_o implantation_n into_o christ_n necessary_a p._n 461_o impossibility_n of_o salvation_n to_o some_o p._n 395_o inoffensive_a life_n of_o christ._n p._n 511_o joy_n of_o saint_n a_o rational_a joy_n p._n 331_o inexcusableness_n of_o christ-despiser_n p._n 19_o infusion_n of_o spiritual_a life_n instantaneous_a p._n 101_o inability_n of_o nature_n to_o produce_v grace_n p._n 105_o 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p._n 214_o justification_n evidence_v by_o sanctification_n p._n 500_o justice_n unsatisfied_a bar_n heaven_n p._n 337_o k._n keep_v the_o evil_a of_o sin_n in_o your_o eye_n p._n 488_o keep_v the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n before_o you_o ibid._n keep_v the_o suffering_n of_o the_o damn_a before_o you_o p._n 490_o knowledge_n of_o spiritual_a thing_n twofold_a p._n 139_o knowledge_n of_o interest_n a_o ground_n of_o peace_n p._n 289_o knowledge_n spiritual_a excellent_a p._n 397_o knowledge_n of_o the_o creature_n vanity_n p._n 485_o knowledge_n aggravate_v sin_n three_o way_n p._n 557_o knowledge_n secure_v none_o from_o hell_n p._n 559_o knowledge_n improve_v against_o knowledge_n p._n 579_o l._n la_o its_o efficacy_n on_o the_o conscience_n p._n 185_o lamentation_n for_o the_o unregenerate_a p._n 537_o learned_a man_n why_o christless_a p._n 395_o leading_n of_o the_o spirit_n what_o p._n 419_o lesson_n twelve_o teach_v by_o god_n p._n 378_o life_n spiritual_a what_o it_o be_v p._n 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