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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.
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Reas. 4 Fourthly, we are unsettled, and cannot stay, nor keep our selves in any good way, we cannot lay sure hold on this Covenant of God; yet notwithstanding it lays hold on us, it comprehends us, when we cannot comprehend it, and supports us through all.
Reas. 4 Fourthly, we are unsetled, and cannot stay, nor keep our selves in any good way, wee cannot lay sure hold on this Covenant of God; yet notwithstanding it lays hold on us, it comprehends us, when wee cannot comprehend it, and supports us through all.
But to come to the Uses of the point, and in the
First place, Use 1 it is a Use of much consolation to all such who are troubled in themselves, or in their families; though there be many disorders in them, though their hearts be naught, their whole conversation naught, is there no hope for a man to stay himself in this condition? If we should perish in this estate, it might be just with God; yet this is all my stay, saith David, Though my house be not so with God, though I and my fathers house be not so with God, yet David takes comfort to himself, concerning his condition from Gods Covenant; this was the root of his comfort, that God had made a certain and sure Covenant with him, ordered in all things; therefore apply we this wisely unto our selves: Let us search what our own disorders, and the disorders of our families be, and let us acknowledge the disorders of our selves and of our families what they be; let us acknowledge also, that we and our families are not so with God; yet in all these disorders we are to comfort our selves, that God hath made an everlasting Covenant with us, ordered in all things, and sure, though we are disordered, yet Gods Covenant is not disordered, though we are sinful and wicked, yet God loves us freely, he will pardon us freely, he will heal us throughly; so that we shall not perish, notwithstanding our corruptions.