The Fountain Of Life Opened (Hardback) - Hardcover

Flavel, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1849028672 ISBN 13: 9781849028677

Publisher: Benediction Books, 2010

Synopsis

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1836 edition. Excerpt: ... SERMON XLII. CHRIST'S ADVENT TO JUDGMENT, BEING THE FOURTH AND LAST DEGREE OF HIS EXALTATION, ILLUSTRATED AND IMPROVED. ACTS X. 42. AND HE COMMANDED DS TO PREACH CNTO THE PEOPLE, AND TO TESTIFY THAT IT IS HE WHICH WAS ORDAINED OF GOD TO BE THE JUDGB OF QUICK AND DEAD. Christ, enthroned in the highest glory in heaven, is there to abide for the effectual and successful government, both of the world, and of the church, until the number given him by the Father, before the world was, and purchased by the blood of the cross, be gathered in; and then cometh the judgment of the great day, which will perfectly separate the precious from the vile; put the redeemed in full possession of the purchase of his blood in heaven; and "then shall he deliver up the kingdom to his Father, that God may be all in all." This last act of Christ, namely, his judging the world, is a special part of his exaltation and honour bestowed upon him, "because he is the Son of man," John v. 27. In that day shall his glory, as King, and supreme Lord, shine forth as the sun when it shineth in its strength. Oh what an honour will it be to the man Christ Jesus, who stood arraigned and condemned at Pilate's bar, to sit upon the great white throne, surrounded with thousands and ten thousands of angels; men and devils waiting upon him to receive the final sentence from his mouth! In this will the glory of Christ's sovereignty and power be illustriously displayed before angels and men. And this is that great truth which he commanded to be preached and testified to the people, namely, that it is "he which is ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead." Wherein we have three things to be distinctly considered, namely, the subject, object, ana fountain of the supreme judiciary...

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About the Author:

John Flavel (c. 1627-1691), an English Presbyterian clergyman, theologian, and author, was born at Bromsgrove in Worcestershire, England, the elder son of a minister. After receiving his early education partly at home and partly at the grammar schools of Bromsgrove and Haslar, he attended University College, Oxford. He served as a minister in various locales and also preached to followers privately in his home. He was a prolific writer, and his works are still being published today. His best-known works include Keeping the Heart, The Mystery of Providence, and The Fountain of Life.

About this edition

• Publisher: Benediction Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1849028672
• ISBN 13: 9781849028677
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 470