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 3.

* 1.1Is Christ set down on the right hand of the Majesty in Hea∣ven, O with what awful reverence should we approach him in the duties of his Worship! Away with light and low thoughts of Christ. Away with formal irreverent, and careless frames in Praying, Hearing, Receiving, yea, in conferring and speak∣ing of Christ. Away with all deadness, and drowsiness in du∣ties, For he is a great King with whom you have to do. A King to whom the Kings of the earth are but as little bits of clay. Lo the Angels cover their faces in his presence. He is an Adorable Majesty.

When Iohn had a vision of this inthroned King, about sixty year after his ascension; such was the over-powering glory of Christ, as the Sun when it shineth in its strength; that when he saw him, he fell at his feet as dead, and died it's like he had, if Christ had not not laid his hand on him and said, fear not, I am the first and the last; I am he that liveth, and was dead, and behold I am alive for evermore, Rev. 1.17, 18. When he appeared to Saul in the way to Damascus, it was in glory above

the glory of the Sun, which over powered him also, and laid him as one dead upon the ground.

O that you did but know what a glorious Lord you Wor∣ship and Serve. Who makes the very place of his Feet glori∣ous, where ever he comes. Surely He is greatly to be feared in the assembly of his Saints, and to be had in reverence of all that are round about him. There is indeed a 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 bold∣ness or free liberty of speech allowed to the Saints, Eph. 3.12. But no rudeness, or irreverence. We may indeed come as the Children of a King come to the Father, who is both their awful soveraign, and tender Father; which double relation causes a due mixture of love and reverence in their hearts, when they come before him. You may be Free, but not Rude in his pre∣sence. Though he be your Father, Brother, Friend; yet the distance betwixt him and you is infinite.

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  Infer. 3.