A69149:89
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
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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.
Have special care that you ever have the Ordinances planted amongst you, Answ. 1 or else never look for security. As soon as Gods Ordinances cease, your security ceaseth likewise; but if God plant his Ordinances among you, fear not, he will maintain them. Isay 4.5.6: Upon all their ⟨p. 18⟩glory there shall be a defence; that is, upon all Gods Ordinances: for so was the Ark called the Glory of Israel, 1 Sam. 4.22.
Have speciall care that you ever have the Ordinances planted amongst you, Answ. 1 or else never looke for security. As soone as Gods Ordinances cease, your security ceaseth likewise; but if God plant his Ordinances among you, feare not, he will maintaine them. Isay 4.5.6: Vpon all their ⟨p. 18⟩glory there shall be a defence; that is, upon all Gods Ordinances: for so was the Arke called the Glory of Israel, 1 Sam. 4.22.
Secondly, §2have a care to be implanted into the Ordinances, that the word may be ingrafted into you, and you into it: If you take rooting in the Ordinances, grow up thereby, bring forth much fruit, continue and abide therein, then you are a vineyard of red wine, and the Lord will keep you, Isay 27.2.3. that no sons of violence shall destroy you. Look into all the stories whether divine or humane, and you shall never find that God ever rooted out a people that had the Ordinances planted amongst them, and themselves planted into the Ordinances: never did God suffer such plants to be plucked up; on all their glory shall be a defence.
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