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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
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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.
1 They are of use for Doctrine, to teach all the people of God, what great and glorious things are laid up in Christ Jesus, even the unsearchable riches of Christ, Eph. 3.8. and this all the Promises of God do hold forth. If the Lord Promise to be your Father, your Husband, your Shepherd, your Head, your Root, if he Promise to be any other blessing in the world to you, what ever Promise you read or hear, the Lord showeth you the unsearchable riches of Christ▪ and that is no vain use of Promises, for a man to know by them the great good things that are treasured up in Jesus Christ by the Father; therefore they are called great and precious Promises, 2 Pet. 1.4. why so? because they declare the great and precious ⟨p. 88⟩privileges and blessings in Jesus Christ: therefore it is that the Lord will have all his people to look at him in his word and Promises, and to know what great good he hath in store for all them that trust in him, and seek after him in Jesus Christ. Thus all the Promises of Grace declare his excellency: as Cant. 5.10. So do all the Promises declare him to be a plentiful Saviour, and a mighty Redeemer of all his people.
1 They are of use for Doctrine, to teach all the people of God, what great and glorious things are laid up in Christ Jesus, even the unsearchable riches of Christ, Eph. 3.8. and this all the Promises of God doe hold forth. If the Lord Promise to be your Father, your Husband, your Shepheard, your Head, your Root, if he Promise to be any other blessing in the world to you, what ever Promise you read or heare, the Lord sheweth you the unsearchable riches of Christ▪ and that is no vaine use of Promises, for a man to know by them the great good things that are treasured up in Jesus Christ by the Father; therefore they are called great and pretious Promises, 2 Pet. 1.4