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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.
he looks at all these high matters as fit objects for his heart to be set upon: His eyes were not haughty, and he did not exercise himself in great matters concerning earthly things, and yet, was it not a great matter to be King of Israel? yet is it not a greater matter to be the Son of God, then to be the Son in Law to a King? but his eyes are not haughty, he doth not exercise himself in such things as these be, but yet he exerciseth himself in greater matters then these things are; and therefore, when as Christian men are thought to be of shallow weak spirits, and know not how to carry on end matters in this world, yet when they come to spiritual matters, there they can tell how to set their hearts a work about such matters, about the inheritance of the Kingdom of Heaven, about the favour of God, and the light of Gods countenance, these be great matters; when they come to have the eye of God upon them, they can look for the glory of his presence, and the fellowship of the Angels; ⟨p. 118⟩and they can discourse, and tell you of great blessings that God hath laid up for them in Christ; then they can exercise their hearts in such great matters, Psal. 149.6. Let the high praises of God be in their mouths; what a strange speech is there,1 for a man that sometimes said, Great matters are too high for him, yet now, as it is in the Original, High things, the high glorious things of God, the great things of God, the magnanimous things of God, the high praises of God, the high Majesty of God, the high praises, and thanksgiving of God, let them be in their mouths; the mighty power of God, let that be in their lips, and a two-edged sword in their hands. He speaks of a word of Prophecy, and instruction to the people; the word is called, the sword of the Spirit, whereby Kings are bound in chains, and Lords in Iron bonds, and such honour have all the Saints; he would have all the Saints of God to invest themselves with this honour, that they might speak of such glorious excellent things, as their words might be like to a two-edged sword, to cut asunder the hearts of great Princes, to bring Kings and great Lords in chains of horror, and anguish of soul and conscience, such chains as out of which there is no redemption, but by the high words of the Saints, by the high promises of God to speak peace to the souls of Princes;