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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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So likewise in our outward callings we are failing many ways in righteousness one towards another; the husband is wanting to his wife, in not giving her her due of love, or the fruit of love, and she back again to him: Parents and Masters wanting to children and servants, and so likewise those back again to their superiors, not giving and rendering to one another that which God requires of them: you shall see Sarah wanting to Abraham, Gen. 16.5. when she saw that Hagar had conceived by her husband, and she came thereby to be despised of her, she imputed the occasion of the wrong offered to her by her hand-maid, wholly to her husband, and calleth the Lord to judge between them, notwithstanding she was most faulty her self in it, Gen. 16.5. So likewise are husbands wanting ⟨p. 5⟩to their wives in love, kindness, provision, protection, &c. which is a want of righteousness; so children are wanting to their parents, and one another; as Absalom, Adonijah; and Amnon in true natural affection to his sister: sometimes they are malicious one to another, as Josephs brethren of Jacobs family: So likewise idleness and lying, as in Gehezi, 2 King. 15.25. David had not dealt well with his sons, nor his sons with him, neither Eli with his in their younger days; we should not so complain in our general calling of hardness of heart, and want of life, and unprofitableness in good duties towards God, if we were not so much wanting to one another in love and righteousness; if we therefore would not have our hearts dull and unprofitable in our general calling, we must then labour to dispose our selves aright in our particular calling, Not so; he meaneth, not answerable to the means of grace: this is true in any family; some of the family will not be brought in, no, not if there be strong means used, it will be but in hypocrisy; notwithstanding all the sweet showers that fall upon them, and pleasant Sun-shines whereof they daily partake, yet some will continue as ignorant as at their first entrance into the family; and though many do settle themselves to goodness, yet they rise not without clouds, there be many corruptions in them: As they have much knowledge, so likewise shall you see them defiled with much pride and vain-glory. Husbands cannot bring in their wives, nor wives their husbands, Parents their children, nor their servants;