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Christ the fountain of lifeChrist the fountaine of life
Christ the fountain of life: or, Sundry choice sermons on part of the fifth chapter of the first Epistle of St. John. Preached by that learned judicious divine, and faithful minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. John Cotton B.D. now preacher at Boston in New-England. Published according to Order.Christ the fountaine of life: or, Sundry choyce sermons on part of the fift chapter of the first Epistle of St. John. Preached by that learned judicious divine, and faithfull minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. John Cotton B.D. now preacher at Boston in New-England. Published according to Order.
London: printed by Robert Ibbitson, 1651
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.
For further clearing of this point, let me show you first the Reasons upon which it depends, and then the uses of it.
For further clearing of this point, let me shew you first the Reasons upon which it depends, and then the uses of it.
1Reason 1. For the first; The first reason arises from the insufficiency of all the body of the creature to give us life without Christ, Heb. 10.1.4. It is not possible that the blood of bulls, and goats should cleanse the conscience from sin; They are not a valuable recompense to God for the transgressions we have done by our transgressions; we had deserved death, for which the death of the beasts cannot make recompense.
1Reason 1. For the first; The first reason arises from the insufficiency of all the body of the creature to give us life without Christ, Heb. 10.1.4. It is not possible that the blood of bulls, and goats should cleanse the conscience from sinne; They are not a valuable recompence to God for the transgressions we have done by our transgressions; we had deserved death, for which the death of the beasts cannot make recompence.
- 1Creatures broken Sisterns without Christ.
1And besides, should we dye for our sins our selves, our death would not free us from the punishment, for we are not able to overcome death, but should for ever sink under it: If there had been a Law that could have given us life, then we might have lived by it, but there is no such Law as can give us spiritual life. David speaks in the name of Christ,