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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.
Act. 4 Fourthly, There is another act of humility, to bend the heart of a man to make use of no mediation in prayer, but only the mediation of the Lord Jesus Christ; you read of a pretended humility, a voluntary humility, consisting in the worship of Angels, Col. 2.18. They thought themselves not worthy immediately to rush into Christs presence, but rather entreat the Angels, to intercede the Father for them; but it is counterfeit humility, and such men are puffed up with a fleshly mind in their voluntary humility; it shows, that it is a vain pride of heart, to express more baseness and meanness of spirit then God requires, and is but a counterfeit humility.
Act. 4 Fourthly, There is another act of humility, to bend the heart of a man to make use of no mediation in prayer, but only the mediation of the Lord Jesus Christ; you read of a pretended humility, a voluntary humility, consisting in the worship of Angels, Col. 2.18. They thought themselves not worthy immediatly to rush into Christs presence, but rather intreat the Angels, to intercede the Father for them; but it is counterfeit humility, and such men are puffed up with a fleshly minde in their voluntary humility; it shewes, that it is a vaine pride of heart, to expresse more basenesse and meannesse of spirit then God requires, and is but a counterfeit humility.
Now to pray in the name of Christ, is not only to pray in humility, but also to pray in faith, and these acts of faith you have in all the prayers that you put up to God according to his will.