Inference 5.
* 1.1Learn hence, how much a man may differ from himself, according as the Lord is with him, or withdrawn from him. Christians
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 ...
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- 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 ...
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- Flavel, John, 1630?-1691.
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- 1673.
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"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 ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A39663.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2024.
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do not only alwaies differ from other men, but sometimes from themselves also. Yea, so great is the difference betwixt himself and himself, as if he were not the same man. And where is he that doth not so experience it? Sometimes bold and couragious, despising dangers, and bearing down all discouragements in the strength of zeal and love to God: at another time faint, feeble and discouraged at every petty thing. Whence is this but from the different administrations of the spirit, who sometimes gives forth more, and sometimes less of his gratious influence. Th••se very men that flincht now, when the spirit was more abundantly shed forth upon them, could boldly own Christ before the Council, and despised all dangers for his sake.
A little dog if his Master be by, and encourage him, will ven∣ture upon a greater beast than himself.* 1.2 Though Peter stood at the door without, when the other Disciple, or one of the other Disciples, (as the Syriack turns it, and Grotius approves it as the best) that is one of the private Disciples that lived in Ierusalem; went in so boldly, Ioh. 18.16, 17. We are strong or weak, ac∣cording to the degrees of assisting grace. So that as you cannot take the just measure of a Christian by one act, so neither must they judge of themselves, by what they sometimes feel in themselves.
But when their spirits are low, and their hearts discouraged, they should rather say to their souls, hope in God, for I shall yet praise him: it's low with me now, but it will be better.
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* 1.1
Infer. 5.
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* 1.2
Unus ex Disci∣pulis aliis, non aliquem ex duo∣decem. Sed ali∣am quendam, Hierosolymita∣num non aequè manifestum fau∣tore•• I••s••. Grotius.