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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.
1He doth not breathe his first comforts in such conditions, because he listeth not: it is not his good pleasure to give us our first comfort (which is the comfort of our Justification) from our own righteousness, before he give us comfort in the righteousness of Christ. The holy Spirit in all his dispensations to us ward, delighteth to receive all from Christ, rather then from us; that so he might glorify Christ in us. The Comforter whom I shall send to you, he shall glorify me; for he shall receive of mine, and show it unto you, Joh. 16. 14. Nor will he ⟨p. 29⟩so much dishonour the righteousness and grace of the Father of glory, as first, to pronounce and declare us justified in the sight of our own righteousness.
1He doth not breathe his first comforts in such conditions, because he listeth not: it is not his good pleasure to give us our first comfort (which is the comfort of our Justification) from our owne righteousnesse, before hee give us comfort in the righteousnesse of Christ. The holy Spirit in all his dispensations to us ward, delighteth to receive all from Christ, rather then from us; that so hee might glorifie Christ in us. The Comforter whom I shall send to you, hee shall glorifie me; for hee shall receive of mine, and shew it unto you, Joh. 16. 14. Nor will he ⟨p. 29⟩so much dishonour the righteousnesse and grace of the Father of glory, as first, to pronounce and declare us justified in the sight of our owne righteousnesse.
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