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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.
1 Though we be of that natural sinful distemper, that we would have all things but Christ, and let him go, yet while we are thus speaking to you, God many times conveys such a spirit of grace into us, as gives us power to receive Christ; what power had the Cripple to stand, much less to walk, Act. 3.6, 7. he had no power to walk; and it had been a vain speech to him if there had not been a power in it to convey strength into him by his breath, and the Lord Jesus working in it, which did convey such strength into him, as that presently he did walk. And truly so is it with the Servants of God, those that shall be saved, we speak not in vain to them, the word that we speak ⟨p. 174⟩conveys spirit and life into them, then they begin to receive life in him, and are glad, that they may find Christ, and for other men, it leaves them without excuse, if they do not use the means, God appoints them to use.
1 Though we be of that naturall sinfull distemper, that we would have all things but Christ, and let him goe, yet while we are thus speaking to you, God many times conveys such a spirit of grace into us, as gives us power to receive Christ; what power had the Cripple to stand, much lesse to walke, Act. 3.6, 7. he had no power to walke; and it had been a vaine speech to him if there had not been a power in it to convey strength into him by his breath, and the Lord Jesus working in it, which did convey such strength into him, as that presently he did walke. And truly so is it with the Servants of God, those that shal be saved, we speake not in vaine to them, the word that we speake ⟨p. 174⟩conveyes spirit and life into them, then they begin to receive life in him, and are glad, that they may finde Christ, and for other men, it leaves them without excuse, if they do not use the meanes, God appoints them to use.