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A conference Mr. John Cotton held at Boston with the elders of New-England 1.…
A conference Mr. John Cotton held at Boston with the elders of New-England 1. concerning gracious conditions in the soul before faith, 2. evidencing justification by sanctification, 3. touching the active power of faith : twelve reasons against stinted forms of prayer and praise : together with the difference between the Christian and antichristian church / written by Francis Cornwall ...A conference Mr. John Cotton held at Boston with the elders of New-England 1. concerning gracious conditions in the soule before faith, 2. evidencing justification by sanctification, 3. touching the active power of faith : twelve reasons against stinted forms of prayer and praise : together with the difference between the Christian and antichristian church / written by Francis Cornwell ...
London: printed by J. Dawson, 1646
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Therefore John giving sanctification for an evidence of a good estate, to such as already knew it, by the witness of the Spirit, is not a lighting of a candle to the Sun; but as the setting up of another window, though a lesser, to convey the same Sun light into the house another way.
Therefore John giving sanctification for an evidence of a good estate, to such as already knew it, by the witnesse of the Spirit, is not a lighting of a candle to the Sunne; but as the setting up of another window, though a lesser, to convay the same Sun light into the house another way.
1In 2 Pet. chap. 1. from verse 5. to 10. the Apostle exhorteth us, by adding one gift of sanctification to another, to make our calling and election sure.
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1Let Calvin answer for me: This ⟨p. 23⟩assurance (saith he) whereof Peter speaketh, by adding grace to grace, is not in my judgement to be referred unto conscience, as if the faithful did thereby before God know themselves called, and chosen; but if any man will understand it, of making of it sure before men, there will be no absurdity in this sense: Nevertheless it might be extended further, that every one may be confirmed in their calling; by their godly and holy life. But that is a proof, not from •he cause; but from a sign, and effect.