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An exposition upon the thirteenth chapter of the Revelation by that reverend and eminent…
An exposition upon the thirteenth chapter of the Revelation by that reverend and eminent servant of the Lord, Mr. John Cotton ... ; taken from his mouth in short-writing, and some part of it corrected by himself soon after the preaching thereof ; and all of it since viewed over by a friend to him ... wherein some mistakes were amended, but nothing of the sense altered.
London: printed for Tim. Smart, 1656
Title page typeset from the transcription.
AN EXPOSITION Upon the thirteenth Chapter of the REVELATION. › Part
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Secondly,1 Without Grace there is no salvation. For saith the Apostle, By Grace are ye saved through Faith, and that not of your selves, it is the gift of God. Not of works, least any man should boast, Eph. 2. 8, 9. If therefore the Roman Catholics say that they are saved by works, and they say so, if we take works in the worst tenor of works, that is by the meri• of works: The Apostle saith, Not of works, least any man should boast, and say, that he hath wrought his own salvation,: And the Apostle tells you, If it be of works, it is not of Grace, Rom. 11. 6. For works cannot be joined with grace in the merit of salvation; they are only the way of salvation. And in that sense it is said, Work out your salvation with fear and trembling: For it is God that worketh in you both to will and to do, of his good pleasure, Phil. 2. 12, 13. But if a man look for salvation out of the merit of works, he hath it not from grace. Papists reply, they have it from works and grace also; for they have it not from works of nature, but from works of grace, and they are not opposite, but subordinate. But what saith the Apostle? He saith, works and grace are not subordinate, but opposite one to another: and if it be of grace, it is not of works: and if of works, then not of grace. And the Apostle tells you, Gal. 5. 4. If ye be justified by the works of the Law, you are fallen from ⟨p. 211⟩grace: you have no part nor portion of the grace of Christ: And therefore they are fallen from grace; and if from Grace, then from salvation.
Secondly,1 Without Grace there is no salvation. For saith the Apostle, By Grace are ye saved through Faith, and that not of your selves, it is the gift of God. Not of workes, least any man should boast,