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The Covenant of Grace
The covenant of grace discovering the great work of a sinners reconciliation to God / by John Cotton ... ; whereunto are added Certain queries tending to accommodation [sic] between the Presbyterian and Congregational churches ; also a discussion of the civill magistrates power in matters of religion ; by the same author.The covenant of grace discovering the great work of a sinners reconciliation to God / by John Cotton ... ; whereunto are added Certain queries tending to accommodadation [sic] between the Presbyterian and Congregationall churches ; also a discussion of the civill magistrates power in matters of religion ; by the same author.
London: printed by M.S. for Francis Eglesfield and John Allen, 1655
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
These are but ⟨p. 69⟩like washed swine, that will crop grass for a while in a fair Pasture, but if you keep them long there, they will not delight in such manner of feeding, but will rather choose to go into the mire; but as for goats they will delight in the Commandments of the Lord, Isa. 58.2. It is not a very hard thing unto them, nor grievous for them to keep solemn fasting days together, they come willingly, they delight to come, therefore the difference will be hardly discovered, and unless you be a Christian of a very clear discerning, you will not find the difference.
These are but ⟨p. 69⟩like washed swine, that will crop grasse for a while in a faire Pasture, but if you keepe them long there, they will not delight in such manner of feeding, but will rather choose to go into the mire; but as for goats they will delight in the Commandments of the Lord, Isa. 58.2. It is not a very hard thing unto them, nor grievous for them to keep solemne fasting dayes together, they come willingly, they delight to come, therefore the difference will be hardly discovered, and unles you be a Christian of a very cleere discerning, you will not finde the difference.
Object. But an hypocrite will not delight in all Gods Commandments; if you take Herod, he will delight in John Baptist's preaching, and reform many things, but if it come to his not having his brother Philip's wife, then put John into prison, and in the matter of Herodias off with John's head.
Object. But an hypocrite will not delight in all Gods Commandments; if you take Herod, he will delight in John Baptist's preaching, and reforme many things, but if it come to his not having his brother Philip's wife, then put John into prison, and in the matter of Herodias off with John's head.