The fountain of life opened, or, A display of Christ in his essential and mediatorial glory wherein the impetration of our redemption by Jesus Christ is orderly unfolded as it was begun, carryed on, and finished by his covenant-transaction, mysterious incarnation, solemn call and dedication ... / by John Flavell ...

Vse 3.

* 1.1And here the infinite wisdom hath also left a famous and everlasting mark of it self, which invites, yea, even chains the eyes of Angels and men to it self. Had there been a general Council of Angels, to advise upon a way of recovering poor sin∣ners; they would all have been at an everlasting demur and loss about it.* 1.2 It could not have entred their thoughts, (though they are Intelligencies, and most sagatious Creatures;) that ever mercy, pardon, and grace should find such a way as this, to issue forth from the heart of God; to the hearts of sinners. Oh how wisely is the method of our recovery laid! So that Christ may well be call'd 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. 1 Cor. 1.24. The power, and wisdom of God. For as much as in him the Di∣vine wisdom is more glorified, than in all the other works of God, upon which he hath imprest it. Hence it is that some of the School-men affirm (though I confess my self unsatisfied with it,) that the incarnation of Christ was in it self so glori∣ous

a demonstration of Gods wisdom and power, and thereupon so desirable in it self; that though man had not sinned, yet Christ would have been made man.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Vse 3.
• * 1.2

  Non est inge••ii vel humani, vel angelici etiam, ejusmodi ali∣quem inventum iri; aut exco∣gitatum sperare. Unde si peccator maledictionis divinae peccatis suis debitae, ad ejusmodi in∣vestigandum sibi ipse relin∣queretur; quo magis in negotio isto desudaret, eo se magis in infinitum horroris & desperationis barathrum praecipitem daret. Bradshaw de justific. p. 74.