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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Title: 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 ...
Author: Flavel, John, 1630?-1691.
Publication: London :: Printed for Rob. White, for Francis Tyton ...,; 1673.
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Subject terms: Jesus Christ -- Ethics.; Presbyterian Church -- Sermons.; Sermons, English -- 17th century.; Immortality.
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Inference 5.

* 1.1Is Christ ascended to the Father as our fore-runner, then the door of Salvation stands open to all believers, and by vertue of Christs ascension;* 1.2 they also shall ascend after him; far above all visible Heavens. O my friends, what place hath Christ prepared and taken up for you! What a splendid habitation hath he provided for you. God is not ashamed to be called your God, for he hath pre∣pared for you a City, Heb. 11.16. In that City Christ hath pro∣vided mansions, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, resting places for your everlasting abode, Ioh. 14.2. and keeps them for you till your coming. O how Au∣gust, and glorious a dwelling is that, where Sun, Moon and Stars shall shine as much below your feet as they are now above your heads? Yea, such is the love Christ hath to the believer, that (as one saith) if thou only hadst been the chosen of God, Christ would have built that house for himself and thee. Now it is for himself, for thee, and for many more who shall inherit with thee.

God send us a joyful meeting within the vail, with our fore-runner; and sweeten our passage into it, with many a fore-sight, and fore-tast thereof. And mean time let the Love of a Saviour infl••me our hearts, so that when ever we cast a look towards that place, where our fore-runner is for us entred; our souls may say with melting affections▪

Thanks be to God for Iesus Christ; and again, Blessed be God for his unspeakable Gift.

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Infer. 5.

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* 1.2

Spes futurae no∣strae haereditatis in ••a••ite nostro ple••issimè con∣firmatur, & nos cun eo in coelis colloca••i su••us. Synop. purio∣ris Theo••. Disp 28 p 342.

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