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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.
Secondly, they differed in the frame of their tables wherein they were written: the first was in stone after the fall, implying the Law was given to stony hearts, that could not be done away, and that our hearts were very dull to receive it: But this Covenant of Grace is written in the fleshy tables of the hearts; the one gives us duties to perform, but no strength wherewithal, the other affords both.
Secondly, they differed in the frame of their tables wherein they were written: the first was in stone after the fall, implying the Law was given to stony hearts, that could not be done away, and that our hearts were very dull to receive it: But this Covenant of Grace is written in the fleshie tables of the hearts; the one gives us duties to perform, but no strength wherewithall, the other affords both.
Thirdly, the Covenant of Works required perfect obedience in every mans person, Gal. 3.10. For as many as are of the works of the Law, are under the curse; for it is written, Cursed is every man that continueth not in all things which are written in the Law to do them, Deut. 27.17. If any man breaks this Covenant, he brings a curse upon his own head thereby, no person is excepted; it is not so in the new Covenant; God in that required perfect obedience, but in this he requireth it to be done either in our persons, or by our sureties, Matth. 3.15. Then Jesus answered, and said unto him, Let be now, for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness, Heb. 7.22.26. And it is translated, Testament, because man hath sureties to a Testament; therefore it is in the original, [Greek or Hebrew], he doth accept perfect obedience in Christ for us, though we cannot perform perfect satisfaction, yet if our sureties do it for us, it is all one,