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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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if we rise so distempered, and the corruption of our natures raise such vapours and mists in us, we are to judge our selves for these, and to take upon us Joshua's resolution, I and my house will serve the Lord, Josh. 24.16. From this general reformation of families, God may be pleased to spare the whole Land: as many times a man spares a Vine that hath but one branch and cluster of grapes upon it, if not altogether, yet at least until such time as the grapes shall be ripe: So God seeing a cluster of Christians here and there, because they cannot grow, if the Vine be cut up, God will therefore therefore spare the whole.
if we rise so distempered, and the corruption of our natures raise such vapours and mists in us, we are to judge our selves for these, and to take upon us Joshuah's resolution, I and my house will serve the Lord, Josh. 24.16. From this generall reformation of families, God may be pleased to spare the whole Land: as many times a man spares a Vine that hath but one branch and cluster of grapes upon it, if not altogether, yet at least untill such time as the grapes shall be ripe: So God seeing a cluster of Christians here and there, because they cannot grow, if the Vine be cut up, God will therefore therefore spare the whole.
Again, though God be purposed to send out his destroying Angel to lay waste a place, yet then we have some helps to save our selves; There was but one good house in Jericho, which was Rahabs the Harlot, yet God spared that for some good service done unto ⟨p. 9⟩him by her: so when we shall hold out the truth, and sprinkle our selves with the blood of Christ, as the Israelites did, God seeing the blood of Christ sprinkled upon us by our faith and repentance, we may be saved from those destroying evils that overwhelm others.