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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.
Fourthly, There is another, and that is the anointment that ⟨p. 230⟩we have received from him, by which we know all things, 1 Joh. 2.20. implying, that though we be dark in our own minds, and dead, and straight in our own spirits, and do not know what the Lord or Christ hath done for us. Why yet we have received an unction from the Lord Jesus, who will tell us what he hath done for us. As a mans Advocate, will send his Client word of all things how they go in the Court about his business, that he may know how far he hath proceeded, and where they stick: So the Lord Jesus Christ, he is the holy one there spoken of; You have received an unction from him, he sends down his holy Spirit into your hearts, and lets you see and know all the petitions and requests that God grants you; you shall no sooner have a petition granted, but you shall have it certified to you by this unction of the holy one, whereby you know you have them granted, and for whose sake it is that they are granted by this unction; you know all things pertinent to life and godliness. And this is that which the Apostle Paul speaks, 2 Cor. 2.12. God sends forth his own Spirit into our hearts to let us know so much, and this is a marvellous point that the Holy Ghost gives us to know all things that are done in Heaven for us, and how far God hath accepted us.
Fourthly, There is another, and that is the annoyntment that ⟨p. 230⟩we have received from him, by which we know all things, 1 Joh. 2.20. implying, that though we be dark in our owne mindes, and dead, and straight in our owne spirits, and doe not know what the Lord or Christ hath done for us. Why yet we have received an unction from the Lord Iesus, who will tell us what he hath done for us. As a mans Advocate, will send his Clyent word of all things how they goe in the Court about his businesse, that he may know how farre he hath proceeded, and where they stick: So the Lord Jesus Christ, he is the holy one there spoken of; You have received an unction from him, he sends downe his holy Spirit into your hearts, and lets you see and know all the petitions and requests that God grants you; you shall no sooner have a petition granted, but you shall have it certified to you by this unction of the holy one, whereby you know you have them granted, and for whose sake it is that they are granted by this unction; you know all things pertinent to life and godlinesse. And this is that which the Apostle Paul speakes,