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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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when this stronger man cometh, we yield up all our Armour to him, and herein standeth our coming on to be in Christ and in God the Father, by this Spirit of God that taketh possession of the heart, and hath not only burnt up root and branch of our legal righteousness, but hath also melted us unto a soft frame ⟨p. 29⟩to yield up our selves unto the Lord, and now we are fit for any duty, the Lord having possest us with his powerful presence, and this is true spiritual Union between the Lord & our souls. By this faith the Creature doth yield up it self unto the Lord, which is also the work of the grace of God in us, having brought us unto holy union wth himself: Now this faith thus wrought in our effectual calling, is not built upon any Conditional Promise (I mean upon any Promise made to any gracious Condition penitent in us) nor can it be built upon any, but upon the Absolute free Promise unto the soul, according to what we read, Isa. 43.22. to 2•. Thou hast not called upon me O Jacob, but thou hast been weary of me O Israel, thou hast not brought me the small Cattle, &c. 1In all which we see the absolute freeness of the grace of God. So Ezek. 36.26.
when this stronger man cometh, we yeeld up all our Armour to him, and herein standeth our coming on to be in Christ and in God the Father, by this Spirit of God that taketh possession of the heart, and hath not only burnt up root and branch of our legall righteousnesse, but hath also melted us unto a soft frame ⟨p. 29⟩to yeeld up our selves unto the Lord, and now we are fit for any duty, the Lord having possest us with his powerfull presence, and this is true spirituall Union between the Lord & our souls. By this faith the Creature doth yeeld up it selfe unto the Lord, which is also the work of the grace of God in us, having brought us unto holy union wth himselfe: Now this faith thus wrought in our effectuall calling, is not built upon any Conditionall Promise (I mean upon any Promise made to any gracious Condition penitent in us) nor can it be built upon any, but upon the Absolute free Promise unto the soule, according to what we read,