WORKS OF THE REVEREND 90352 MR. JOHN FLA VEL, Late MINISTER of the GOSPEL at Dartmouth in Devon. IN EIGHT VOLUMES. TO WHICH IS ADDED, An Alphabetical TABLE of the principal Matters con- THE EIGHT EDITION. VOL. II. P A ISL E T: Printed by A. WEIR and A. M'LEAN. And fold at the Shop of A. WEIR, near the Cross. MDCCLXX. CONTENT S. The FOUNTAIN of LIFE opened up. S ERMON XXXVIII. Wherein four weighty Ends of Chrift's Humiliation are opened, and particularly applied. Ifa. liii. 2. "He shall see the travail of his foul, and be fatif66 fied," SER MON XXXIX. Wherein the Refurrection of Chrift, with its Influences upon the Saints Refurrection, is clearly opened, and comfortably applied, being the first Step of his Exalta tion. Matth. xxviii. 6. " He is not here; for he is rifen, as he said : "come, fee the place where the Lord lay," SERM O N XL. Wherein the Afcenfion of Chrift is opened, and variously improved, being the fecond Step of his Exaltation. John xx. 17. "Jefus faith unto her, Touch me not: for I am "not yet afcended to my Father: but go to my brethren, "and fay unto them, I afcend unto my Father, and your Fa"ther; and to my God, and your God," S E R MON XLI. Wherein Chrift's fitting at God's right-hand is explained and applied, being the third Step of his glorious Exaltation. Heb. i. 3. "c --When he had by himself purged our fins, fat "down on the right-hand of the majesty on high," S E R MON XLII. Wherein Christ coming to Judgment, being the fourth and laft Degree of his Exaltation, is opened and improved. Acts x. 42. "And he commanded us to preach unto the people, "and to teftify that it is he which was ordained of God to be "the Judge of quick and dead," Pag. 22 38 43 55 Opening the general Nature of effectual Application. 1 Cor. i. 30, "But of him are ye in Christ Jefus, who of God Wherein the Believer's union with Chrift is ftated and o- pened, as a principal Part of Gospel-Application. 2 Cor. v. 20. "Now then, we are ambaffadors for Christ, as Explaining the Work of the Spirit, as the internal, and moft effectual Means of the Application of Christ. Opening the Work of the Spirit more particularly, by which the Soul is enabled to apply Christ. John i. 12. "But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the fons of God; even to them that Johni. 12. "But as many as received him," &c. Containing the first general Ufe of Exhortation, inviting Wherein the general Exhortation is enforced, by one Mo- tive drawn from the firft Title of Chrift. Matth. ix. 12. "But when Jefus heard that, he faid unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that Containing the fecond Motive to enforce the general Ex- 259 294 307 Alluring the Hearts of men to come to Chrift, by a fourth Motive contained in another Title of Christ. Haggai ii. 7. "And the defire of all nations fhall come," 332 Containing the fifth Motive to apply Chrift, drawn from a- 1 Cor. ii. 8. " Which none of the princes of this world have Opening the fixth Motive to come to Chrift, contained in the fixth and laft Title of Christ.` Luke ii. 25. "Waiting for the [Confolation] of Ifrael," Enforcing the general Exhortation, by a feventh Motive drawn from the firft Benefit purchased by Christ, Opening the eighth Motive to come to Chrift, drawn from Eph. i. 6. "To the praife of the glory of his grace, wherein |