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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.
And surely, for this Doctrine in hand, Calvin is as clear, as my hearts desire to God is we all might be; his words have been partly rehearsed before, in the answer of some Objections; and partly in my large Answer to your Reply.
And surely, for this Doctrine in hand, Calvin is as clear, as my hearts desire to God is wee all might be; his words have been partly rehearfed before, in the answer of some Objections; and partly in my large Answer to your Reply.
Bellarmine taketh it to be the general Doctrine of the Lutherans, That, Assurance of faith goeth before works, and doth not follow after, Institnt. lib. 3. cap. 9. And Pareus in ⟨p. 31⟩answer unto him, saith, That though there be an assurance that followeth good works, yet the former assurance from the witness of the Spirit goeth before.
Bellarmine taketh it to be the generall Doctrine of the Lutherans, That, Assurance of faith goeth before works, and doth not follow after, Institnt. lib. 3. cap. 9. And Pareus in ⟨p. 31⟩answer unto him, saith, That though there be an assurance that followeth good works, yet the former assurance from the witnesse of the Spirit goeth before.
And seeing they that are the chief Reformers of the Protestant Assemblies, do generally make sanctification a fruit of faith, and do define faith to be, A special assurance of mercy in Christ; it must needs be out of controversy their judgement, That a man receiveth his first assurance, not from his sanctification, which they make to be an effect flowing from it; but from an higher principle, even from the grace of the Father, and the righteousness of the Son, the Lord Jesus Christ; and witnessed by the holy Spirit.