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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.
Reason 5 The fifth Reason is taken from the change of the heart in conversion: It standeth thus; If in conversion there be some thing anew created and begotten in us, which was not created, nor begotten before, then there be new spiritual gifts of grace created and ⟨p. 32⟩begotten in us: For the substance of the soul and body is not anew-created and begotten; it is the same it was before, and the Holy Ghost cannot be said to be created or begotten in us at all: but in conversion the Lord doth create a new heart in us, Ps. 51.10. and doth regenerate, or renew a right spirit in us, beside the Holy Ghost, of which he saith in the next verse (vers. 11.) Take not thy holy Spirit from me. The Holy Ghost cannot be said to be created or renewed, for he is no creature, nor was he ever old: And in Ezek. 36.26, 27. he promiseth to put a new spirit within us, vers. 26. and withal, promiseth to put his own Spirit within us, vers. 27. And his Spirit and our spirit are made two distinct witnesses, Rom. 8.16.
Reason 5 The fifth Reason is taken from the change of the heart in conversion: It standeth thus; If in conversion there be some thing anew created and begotten in us, which was not created, nor begotten before, then there be new spirituall gifts of grace created and ⟨p. 32⟩begotten in us: For the substance of the soul and body is not anew-created and begotten; it is the same it was before, and the Holy Ghost cannot be said to be created or begotten in us at all: but in conversion the Lord doth create a new heart in us, Ps. 51.10. and doth regenerate, or renew a right spirit in us, beside the Holy Ghost, of which he saith in the next verse (vers. 11.) Take not thy holy Spirit from mee. The Holy Ghost cannot be said to be created or renewed, for he is no creature, nor was he ever old: And in Ezek. 36.26, 27