Whole Works of the Rev Mr John Flavel Author:John Flavel General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1799 Original Publisher: J. Mathews Subjects: Religion / Christian Theology / General Religion / Christian Theology / History Religion / Christian Theology / Systematic Religion / Christianity / Presbyterian Religion / Theology Notes: This is a black and white OCR re... more »print of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: ( (2.) In the fulnefsof his pnffions on the croft, there was his bkffed foul for a'timedeferted of the Father, as to any feniible communications of joy and comfort from him ; which occalioned that hitter outcry, Matth. xxvii. 46. " My God, my God, why hall thou " forfaken men '." Never was there fuch a cry heaiJ fince the heavens were fpread over the earth ; never had Chrift fe? n one frown in his Father's f::ce from eternity, before this time : but now, the foiling face of God was hid, and a ftrong imprcffion of his wrath made upon him. And now, brethren, you fee what Chrill hath endured both in his body and in his foul; and all for the fake of fmners. What think you now, is not Chriit an earnef t fuitor ? Doth not all this fully and plainly fpealc the ardour of his love, the fervency of his defire after union and communion witli us ? If this lo not, then nothing can demonftrate love and defire. That is the firft thing, the greamefs of the fufferings which he endured. 2. Let us next confider the ufe and intention of thefe fufferings of Chrift, and how this alio demonftrates the earnt-ftnefs of his de- Are after conjugal union with us. Now there was a double ufe and end of the fufferings of Chrift (i.) To make us free, that we might be capable of efpoufals. (2.) To win our affections by the argument of his fuffcrmgs. (i.) One end of Cbrift's death was, to purchafe our freedom...« less