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 ...

Inference 2.

How sad is the state of all such as are not comprized in the Articles of peace with God!* 1.1 The impenitent unbeliever is excepted. God is not reconciled to him: and if God be his enemy, how little avails it, who is his friend. For if God be a mans enemy, he hath an Almighty enemy in him, whose very frown is destruction. Deut. 32.40, 41, 42. I lift up my hand to Heaven, and say, I live for ever. If I whet my glittering sword, and my hand take hold on judgement; I will render vengeance to my enemies, and I will reward them that hate me. I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, (and my sword shall devour flesh) and that with the blood of the slain and the Captives, from the beginning of revenge upon the enemy.

Yea, he is an unavoidable enemy. Fly to the utmost parts of the earth there shall his hand reach thee as it is, Psal. 139.10. The wings of the morning cannot carry thee out of his reach. If God

be your enemy you have an immortal enemy, who lives for ever to avenge himself upon his adversaries. And what wilt thou do when thou art in Sauls case, 1 Sam. 28.15, 16. Alas, whither wilt thou turn? To whom wilt thou complain. But what wilt thou do when thou shalt stand at the Bar and see that God who is thine ene∣my upon the throne? Sad is their case indeed, who are not compre∣hended in the Articles of peace with God.

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  Infer. 2.