A34599:370
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.
1Secondly, Because this Faith that they had received from John, or his Disciples, in the time of Pauls Ministry would not save them: Because they denied the Resurrection of Christ from the dead: Looking only for him to come, and to be crucified; and were ignorant that he was crucified, dead, and risen: And then according to the doctrine of the Holy Spirit, by the mouth of Paul, 1 Cor. 15. 14. If Christ be not risen, our Faith is vain, and our Preaching is vain.
1Secondly, Because this Faith that they had received from Iohn, or his Disciples, in the time of Pauls Ministery would not save them: Because they denyed the Resurrection of Christ from the dead: Looking onely for him to come, and to be crucified; and were ignorant that he was crucified, dead, and risen: And then according to the doctrine of the Holy Spirit, by the mouth of Paul, 1 Cor. 15. 14. If Christ be not risen, our Faith is vaine, and our Preaching is vaine.
- 1Reas. 2.
1Thirdly, If the Faith and Baptism of John, that declared that there was a Jesus to come to ⟨p. 59⟩be Crucified; and the Faith and Baptism of Paul that declareth that Christ dyed for our sins, according to the Scriptures, and rose again the third day according to the Scripture, 1 Cor. 15. 3, 4. Be all one for substance (as some of the Learned amongst us affirm) then are we found false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God; that he hath raised up his Son Jesus Christ, whom he raised not up if the Faith and Baptism of John be in force at his day, Cor. 15. 15.