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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.
was it not an affection of grief for all the evils done to their Saviour, that was life of grace, and some heat there was in them that their spirits should be so troubled, to see their Elders and Princes, and all the people to cry out so bitterly against the Lord Jesus Christ, and not to leave him till they had crucified him, there was some sad expression came from them, upon that occasion. And so, though it left the outward man sad, yet there was something in the heart; though full of doubting through unbelief, what this Christ was, and what this would come to, we hoped this was he that should redeem Israel, &c. then Christ began to put a little warmth into them, by saying, ought not Christ to suffer these things? v. 24, 25. and so he opens to them the Scriptures spoken of himself, and these words put new life into them, and did blow up the spirit and heat of that decaying life, which was overwhelmed with grief and care, their hearts was heated yet. So that take you a Christian man when he is even in the most disordered frame look how much he hath lost of his spiritual heat, so much of his true life; if he have left to be warm, so much life hath he lost, and if his warmth be smothered, his life is smothered for the present.
was it not an affection of griefe for all the evills done to their Saviour, that was life of grace, and some heate there was in them that their spirits should be so troubled, to see their Elders and Princes, and all the people to cry out so bitterly against the Lord Jesus Christ, and not to leave him till they had crucified him, there was some sad expression came from them, upon that occasion. And so, though it left the outward man sad, yet there was something in the heart; though full of doubting through unbeleife, what this Christ was, and what this would come to, we hoped this was he that should redeem Israel, &c. then Christ began to put a little warmth into them, by saying, ought not Christ to suffer these things? v. 24, 25. and so he opens to them the Scriptures spoken of himselfe, and these words put new life into them, and did blow up the spirit and heat of that decaying life, which was overwhelmed with griefe and care, their hearts was heated yet. So that take you a Christian man when he is even in the most disordered framelook how much he hath lost of his spiritual heat, so much of his true life; if he have left to be warm, so much life hath he lost, and if his warmth be smoothered, his life is smoothered for the present.