John Flavel shows Christ as our fountain of true joy: secured for his people by his humiliation and his exaltation.
He was instrumental in promoting the \'Happy Union\' of Presbyterians and Congregationalists..
Flavel\'s writings are known for their practical nature.
His writings, when collected in the 19th century, filled 6 volumes.
It was 10 years before he was licensed to preach again, and then only in his own home. "The believer knows," says Flavel, "that however sweet his communion with Christ is in this world, yet that communion he will have with Christ in heaven will far excel it." Table of Contents: Christ\'s Humiliation A Humble Life A Prayer of Commendation A Commemorative Sign Christ\'s Agony The Nature of Christ\'s Death A Lonely Death A Lowly Death A Prayer for Forgiveness A Promise of Salvation A Cry of Forsakenness A Cry of Anguish The Completion of Christ\'s Work Christ\'s Burial The Blessed Ends of Christ\'s Humiliation Christ\'s Exaltation Christ\'s Resurrection Christ\'s Ascension Christ\'s Present Session Christ\'s Triumphant Return About author(s): JOHN Flavel (1628-1691) was an English Puritan who became a non-conformist after the \'Great Ejection\' of 1662.
Flavel shows this twofold act (humiliation and exaltation) is the foundation of our joy because through them Christ has removed our debt and secured our inheritance.
By humiliation, Flavel means the incarnation - Christ\'s birth, ministry, and death - by exaltation he means the four stages of resurrection, ascension, intercession, and His return in judgment.
John Flavel shows Christ as our fountain of true joy: secured for his people by his humiliation and his exaltation
