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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
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.
Object. A man is not a natural man, but a spiritual man, when the Spirit of God dwelleth in him.
Object. A man is not a naturall man, but a spirituall man, when the Spirit of God dwelleth in him.
True, Answ. because the Spirit of God where he dwelleth, worketh gifts of spiritual grace; but if he should not, the soul would be still natural, as the Temple of Solomon was still a material Temple, (not a spiritual Temple, as we are, 1 Pet. 2.5.) though God dwelt in it, because he wrought not gifts of spiritual grace in the Temple, whereby it might live unto God.
True, Answ. because the Spirit of God where he dwelleth, worketh gifts of spirituall grace; but if he should not, the soul would be still naturall, as the Temple of Solomon was still a materiall Temple, (not a spirituall Temple, as wee are, 1 Pet. 2.5.) though God dwelt in it, because hee wrought not gifts of spirituall grace in the Temple, whereby it might live unto God.
In all union, §2the things united are distinct from the bond by which they are united; Christ is one thing, the soul is another, the Spirit of God that uniteth them is distinct from both. Now, take the Spirit of God as a distinct thing from the soul, and what is the soul but a natural soul? And so Christ by his Spirit being united to the natural soul, is united to the natural man.
In all union, §2