A69149:7
Gods promise to his plantation· as it was delivered in a sermon
Gods promise to his plantation· as it was delivered in a sermon, by John Cotton, B.D. and preacher of Gods word in Boston.Gods promise to his plantation· as it was delivered in a sermon, by Iohn Cotton, B.D. and preacher of Gods word in Boston.
London: printed by William Jones of John Bellamy, 1630London: printed by William Iones of Iohn Bellamy, 1630
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.
To the Christian Reader:
ALTHOUGH no good Christian, or indeed ingenuous man, can do any thing less, than approve of such endeavours, as aim at the glory of God, and a Common good, especially when they are managed by a clear warrant from Gods word. Yet for aims and ends that men put to their actions being hidden in their hearts, there is no way to declare them, but by an honest profession of them, which is sufficient where we are entertained but with that common charity one man is bound to yield another; But for the grounds and rule an action is wrought by, and the praise of it in that respect, there is another judgement than that of charity to guide us by, namely, by proving it by the touchstone of Gods word.
ALTHOVGH no good Christian, or indeede ingenuous man, can doe any thing lesse, than approove of such endeavours, as aime at the glory of God, and a Common good, especially when they are mannaged by a cleare warrant from Gods word. Yet for aymes and ends that men put to their actions being hidden in their hearts, there is no way to declare them, but by an honest profession of them, which is sufficient where wee are entertained but with that common charity one man is bound to yeeld another; But for the grounds and rule an action is wrought by, and the praise of it in that respect, there is another iudgement than that of charity to guide us by, namely, by proving it by the touchstone of Gods word.
Now because many may either not know, or do not consider upon how full a ground and warrant out of the word of God that undertaking (which was the occasion of this Sermon) hath hitherto proceeded, J thought good (Courteous Reader) leave being with some difficulty obtained of the Reverend Author) to present unto thy view and consideration, that which may in part give thee satisfaction in this particular.