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The covenant of Gods free grace most sweetly unfolded and comfortably applied to a…
The covenant of Gods free grace most sweetly unfolded and comfortably applied to a disquieted soul from that text of 2 Sam. 23. Ver. 5. : also a doctrinal conclusion that there is in all such who are effectually called, in-dwelling spiritual gifts [sic] and graces wrought and created in them by the Holy Ghost / by that reverend and faithful minister of Gods word, Mr. John Cotton, Teacher of the Church at Boston in New-England ; whereunto is added, A profession of faith, made by the reverend divine, Mr. John Davenport, in New-England, at his admission into one of the Churches there.The covenant of Gods free grace most sweetly unfolded and comfortably applied to a disquieted soul from that text of 2 Sam. 23. Ver. 5. : also a doctrinall conclusion that there is in all such who are effectually called, in-dwelling spirituall gifs [sic] and graces wrought and created in them by the Holy Ghost / by that reverend and faithful minister of Gods word, Mr. John Cotton, Teacher of the Church at Boston in New-England ; whereunto is added, A profession of faith, made by the reverend divine, Mr. John Davenport, in New-England, at his admission into one of the Churches there.
London: printed for John Hancock, 1645London: printed for Iohn Hancock, 1645
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Reason 1 The first Reason is taken from the express testimony of Scripture, speaking of the gifts of the Holy Ghost, as being in us, and fruitful in us, 2 Pet. 1.5, 6, 7, 8. Add moreover (saith he) to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge; and to knowledge, temperance; and to temperance, patience; and to patience, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love: For, if these things be in you, and abound, they make you, that you shall neither be barren, nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. From whence the Reason is concluded, thus: Faith, Virtue, Knowledge, Temperance, Patience, Godliness, Brotherly-kindness, Love, they are all in us, and make us fruitful in Christ. The Text is plain; but all these are neither the Holy Ghost himself, for then one Holy Ghost should be added to another; or one part of the Holy Ghost, should be added to another. Nor are they the actions of the Holy Ghost proceeding from us; (for these things are in us, and abounding ⟨p. 29⟩in us, and consequently abiding in us; and they cause us to bring forth actions meet for Christian profession: For they are said to make us fruitful in the knowledge of Christ, vers. 8. Therefore they are the gifts of grace abiding in us.
Reason 1 The first Reason is taken from the expresse testimony of Scripture, speaking of the gifts of the Holy Ghost, as being in us, and fruitfull in us, 2 Pet. 1.5, 6, 7, 8. Adde moreover (saith hee) to your faith vertue; and to vertue, knowledge; and to knowledge, temperance; and to temperance, patience; and to patience, godlinesse; and to godliness, brotherly kindnesse; and to brotherly kindnesse, love: For, if these things be in you, and abound, they make you, that you shall neither be barren, nor unfruitfull in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. From whence the Reason is concluded, thus: Faith, Vertue, Knowledge, Temperance, Patience, Godlinesse, Brotherly-kindnesse, Love, they are all in us, and make us fruitfull in Christ. The Text is plain; but all these are neither the Holy Ghost himself, for then one Holy Ghost should be added to another; or one part of the Holy Ghost, should be added to another. Nor are they the actions of the Holy Ghost proceeding from us; (for these things are in us, and abounding ⟨p. 29⟩