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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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Quest. 7. This Doctrine may serve in the next place to Answer a seventh Question touching the necessity of sanctification. For it may be demanded, If the Lord will give himself unto the soul in the Covenant of his grace, not only his Attributes but his Person, all that is God, is given by virtue of this Covenant; If God hath himself not only chosen us to life and glory, but given his Son to redeem us, and holy Spirit to sanctify us, Ezek. 36.27. What need is there then of Sanctification? for if the holy Ghost will dwell in us, he can take our wits and understandings, and understand all our meditations for us without any such actual concurrence of ours, as might be requisite for that end; if the Lord give himself to be my righteousness and holiness, what need I then these gifts of holiness? so that this in sum is the Question, If the Lord will give unto us himself, what need we these gifts to work any thing, which God is much more able to perform than we can be? this springeth naturally from the doctrine.
Quest. 7. This Doctrine may serve in the next place to Answer a seventh Question touching the necessitie of sanctification. For it may be demanded, If the Lord will give himselfe unto the soule in the Covenant of his grace, not onely his Attributes but his Person, all that is God, is given by vertue of this Covenant; If God hath himselfe not onely chosen us to life and glory, but given his Sonne to redeeme us, and holy Spirit to sanctifie us, Ezek. 36.27. What need is there then of Sanctification? for if the holy Ghost will dwell in us, he can take our wits and understandings, and understand all our meditations for us without any such actuall concurrence of ours, as might be requisite for that end; if the Lord give himselfe to be my righteousnes and holines, what need I then these gifts of holines? so that this in summe is the Question, If the Lord will give unto us himselfe, what need we these gifts to worke any thing, which God is much more able to performe than we can be? this springeth naturally from the doctrine.