John Flavel
THE
FOUNTAIN OF LIFE,
Opened Up, or a Display of Christ in
His Essential
and Mediatorial Glory
Circa 1671
To the Christian
Readers
Discourse 1.
Opens the Excellency of the Subject.
Discourse 2.
Sets forth Christ in his essential and primeval Glory.
Discourse 3.
Opens the Covenant of Redemption betwixt the Father and the Redeemer.
Discourse 4.
Opens the admirable love of God in giving his own Son for us.
Discourse 5. Of
Christ's wonderful Person.
Discourse 6. Of
the Authority by which Christ, as Mediator, acted.
Discourse 7. Of
the Solemn Consecration of the Mediator.
Discourse 8. Of
the Nature of Christ's Mediation.
Discourse 9. The
first Branch of Christ's Prophetical Office, consisting in the Revelation of
the Will of God.
Discourse 10.
The second Branch of Christ's Prophetical Office, consisting in the
Illumination of the Understanding.
Discourse 11.
The Nature and necessity of the Priesthood of Christ.
Discourse 12. Of
the Excellency of our High-Priest's Oblation, being the first Act or Part of
His Priestly Office.
Discourse 13. Of
the Intercession of Christ our High-priest, being the second Act or Part of
his Priestly Office.
Discourse 14. A
Vindication of the Satisfaction of Christ, as the first Effect or Fruit of his
Priesthood.
Discourse 15. Of
the blessed Inheritance purchased by the Oblation of Christ, being the second
Effect or Fruit of his Priesthood.
Discourse 16. Of
the Kingly Office of Christ, as it is executed spiritually upon the Souls of
the Redeemed.
Discourse 17. Of
the Kingly Office of Christ, as it is providentially executed in the World,
for the Redeemed.
Discourse 18. Of
the Necessity of Christ's Humiliation, in order to the Execution of all these
his blessed Offices for us; and particularly of his Humiliation by
Incarnation.
Discourse 19. Of
Christ's Humiliation in his Life.
Discourse 20. Of
Christ's Humiliation unto Death, in his first preparative Act for it.
Discourse 21.
The second preparative Act of Christ for his own Death.
Discourse 22.
The third preparative Act of Christ for his own Death.
Discourse 23.
The first Preparation for Christ's Death, on his Enemies Part, by the treason
at Judas.
Discourse 24.
The second and third Preparatives for the Death of Christ, by his illegal
Trial and Condemnation.
Discourse 25.
Christ's memorable Address to the Daughters of Jerusalem, in his Way to the
Place of his Execution.
Discourse 26. Of
the Nature and Quality of Christ's Death.
Discourse 27. Of
the signal Providence, which directed and ordered the Title affixed to the
cross of Christ.
Discourse 28. Of
the manner of Christ's Death, in respect to the Solitariness thereof.
Discourse 29. Of
the manner of Christ's Death, in respect of the Patience thereof.
Discourse 30. Of
the Instructiveness of the Death of Christ, in his seven last Words; the first
of which is here illustrated.
Discourse 31.
The second excellent Word of Christ upon the Cross, illustrated.
Discourse 32.
The third of Christ's last Words upon the Cross, illustrated.
Discourse 33.
The fourth excellent Saying of Christ upon the Cross, illustrated.
Discourse 34.
The fifth excellent Saying of Christ upon the Cross, illustrated.
Discourse 35.
The sixth excellent Saying of Christ upon the Cross, illustrated.
Discourse 36.
The seventh and last Word with which Christ breathed out his Soul,
illustrated.
Discourse 37.
Christ's Funeral illustrated, in its Manner, Reasons, and excellent Ends.
Discourse 38.
Wherein four weighty Ends of Christ's Humiliation are opened, and particularly
applied.
Discourse 39.
Wherein the Resurrection of Christ, with its influences upon the Saints
Resurrection, is clearly opened, and comfortably applied, being the first Step
of his Exaltation.
Discourse 40.
The Ascension of Christ illustrated, and variously improved, being the Second
Step of his Exaltation.
Discourse
41.The Session of Christ at God's right-hand explained and applied, being the
third Step of his glorious Exaltation.
Discourse 42.
Christ's Advent to Judgement, being the fourth and last Degree of his
Exaltation, illustrated and improved.