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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.
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, §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 naturall soule? And so Christ by his Spirit being united to the naturall soul, is united to the naturall man.
Reas. 4 The fourth Reason is taken from the nature and kind of that life which the members of Christ do live: thus, If the members of Christs body be living members, and living stones, then they live either by some gifts of spiritual grace created in them, or else they live the uncreated life of the Holy Ghost, communicated to them. But they do not live the uncreated life of the Holy Ghost communicated to them; therefore they live by the gifts of spiritual grace created in them. The former Proposition (or major) is plain, because the dis-junction is immediate: there is no middle way can be given, but either we ••st live a created life by some gifts of spiritual ⟨p. 31⟩grace created in us, or else we must live the uncreated life of the Holy Ghost communicated to us. The latter Proposition (or minor) is as plain; for no creature (if being finite) can live an increated life, which is infinite; but we are creatures, and finite, and the life of the Holy God is increated, and infinite; therefore we cannot live his life.