When a man begins to apprehend the first approach of grace,… - John Flavel

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When a man begins to apprehend the first approach of grace, pardon, and mercy by Jesus Christ to his soul; when he is convinced of his utter unworthiness and desert of hell, and can never expect any thing from a just and holy God but damnation, how do the first dawnings of mercy melt and humble him!

John Flavel

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John Flavel (c. 1627 – 1691) was an English Presbyterian clergyman and theologian.

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Alternative Names: John Flavell • Johan Flavel • Johannes Flavel

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We must not think that faith itself is the soul's rest; it is only the means of it. We cannot find rest in any work or duty of our own, but we may find it in Christ, whom faith apprehends for justification and salvation.

Christ bounds and terminates the vast desires of the soul; He is the very Sabbath of the soul.

The soul that rightly receives Christ is in a longing condition; never did the hart pant for the water brooks, never did the hireling desire the shadow, never did a condemned person long for a pardon more than the soul longs for Christ.

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