WORK S MR. OF THE REVEREND 91352 JOHN FLAVE L, 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. PA A I S Printed by A. WEIR and A. M'LEAN. And fold at the Shop of A. WEIR, near the Crofs. MDCCLXX. CONTENT S. The FOUNTAIN of LIFE opened up. Pag. S ER MON XXXVIII. Wherein four weighty Ends of Chrift's Humiliation are opened, and particularly applied. Ifa. liii. 2. "He fhall fee the travail of his foul, and be fatif"fied," SERMON XXXIX. Wherein the Resurrection 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: Wherein the Afcenfion of Chrift is opened, and variously improved, being the fecond Step of his Exaltation. 66 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," XLI. SER M O N Wherein Chrift's fitting at God's right-hand is explained and applied, being the third Step of his glorious Exaltation. 22 38 Heb. i. 3. "c >> 43 Wherein Christ coming to Judgment, being the fourth and 55 The METHOD of GRACE in the Gospel-Redemp Opening the general Nature of effectual Application. I Cor. i. 30. "But of him are ye in Christ Jefus, who of God Wherein the Believer's union with Chrift is stated and o- 2 Cor. v. 20. "Now then, we are ambaffadors for Chrift, as though God did befeech you by us we pray you in 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. Eph. ii. 1. "And you hath he quickened who were dead in Defcribing that Act on our Part, by which we do actually and effectually apply Christ to our own Souls. John i. 12. "But as many as received him, to them gave he Setting forth the Believer's fellowship with Christ, the next End of his Application to them. Pfalm xlv. 7. 661 -Therefore God thy God, hath anointed 234 Containing the first general Use of Exhortation, inviting Matth. xi. 28. "Come unto me, all ye that labour, and are Matth. ix. 12. "But when Jefus heard that, he said unto them, SE R MON XI. Containing the fecond Motive to enforce the general Ex- Luke i. 72. "To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, Containing the fifth Motive to apply Chrift, drawn from a- 259 Containing a third Motive to enliven the general Exhorta- tion, from a third Title of Chrift. Cant. v. Part of Verse 16. "Yea, He is altogether lovely," 320 Alluring the Hearts of men to come to Chrift, by a fourth Motive contained in another Title of Chrift. Haggai ii. 7. “ →→→And the defire of all nations fhall come," 1 Cor. ii. 8. "Which none of the princes of this world have "known, for had they known him, they would not have " crucified the Lord of glory," SERMON 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, Eph. i. 7. "In whom we have redemption through his blood, Opening the eighth Motive to come to Chrift, drawn from Eph. i. 6. "To the praife of the glory of his grace, wherein |