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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.
But will not this make a Christian wanton against God, and cause him to abuse his liberty to hardness of heart?
But will not this make a Christian wanton against God, and cause him to abuse his liberty to hardnesse of heart?
No, no, this is the kindly melting of a godly heart, to consider a Redeemers ⟨p. 128⟩love, drawing him from the power of the grave, and that he should by his sins pierce the Lord Jesus Christ, this melteth him more than all his other sins, especially considering the abounding grace of God, which where sin hath abounded, aboundeth much more. Thus when a man doth not look for life by his own righteousness, but knoweth the Redemption of souls to be more precious than so, this showeth a man not to be under a Covenant of works, and then his very iniquity shall not make him afraid, there is such a state in Christianity, and let all men know it.
No, no, this is the kindly melting of a godly heart, to consider a Redeemers ⟨p. 128⟩love, drawing him from the power of the grave, and that he should by his sins pierce the Lord Jesus Christ, this melteth him more than all his other sins, especially considering the abounding grace of God, which where sin hath abounded, aboundeth much more. Thus when a man doth not look for life by his owne righteousnesse, but knoweth the Redemption of soules to be more pretious than so, this sheweth a man not to be under a Covenant of works, and then his very iniquity shall not make him afraid, there is such a state in Christianity, and let all men know it.