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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.
Secondly, This Spirit of God that we receive from the holy one, it is also a spirit of faith, that inwardly persuades us that God hath indeed heard us, and that he will do for us whatsoever we desire, and will sometimes evidently bear witness of it to the heart of a man, Ma•. 11.24. What thing soever ye desire when ye pray, believe that ye shall receive them, and ye shall have them. We must believe that what we have said to God he will certainly do it, and the spirit of faith will come, and say to the heart, God in heaven saith Amen to it, he gives out a f•at, let it be done, Psal. 6.8. David was in a grievous affliction, both in bodily affliction, and spiritual desertion, as in the beginning of the Psalm, He cried out day and night, God had forsaken him, and his soul was sore vexed; but thou O Lord, how long, &c. And now away from me all ye mine enemies, for the Lord hath heard my petition, and he will accept me; so that even while he is in bitter complaints, and grievous mourning; while he is yet speaking, this unction comes, and reveals to him Gods acceptance of him, and therefore now he encourages himself, and casts a defiance upon all the troubles of his soul, he looks at them all as vanishing away like snow before the Sun, and now he comforts himself therein.
Secondly, This Spirit of God that we receive from the holy one, it is also a spirit of faith, that inwardly perswades us that God hath indeed heard us, and that he will doe for us whatsoever we desire, and will sometimes evidently beare witnesse of it to the heart of a man, Ma•. 11.24. What thing soever ye desire when ye pray, beleeve that ye shall receive them, and ye shall have them. We must beleeve that what we have said to God he will certainly doe it, and the spirit of faith will come, and say to the heart, God in heaven saith Amen to it, he gives out a f•at, let it be done, Psal. 6.8. David was in a grievous affliction, both in bodily affliction, and spirituall desertion, as in the beginning of the Psalme, He cryed out day and night, God had forsaken him, and his soule was sore vexed; but thou O Lord, how long, &c. And now away from me all ye mine enemies, for the Lord hath heard my petition, and he will accept me; so that even while he is in bitter complaints, and grievous mourning; while he is yet speaking, this unction comes, and reveales to him Gods acceptance of him, and therefore now he encourages himselfe, and casts a defiance upon all the troubles of his soule, he lookes at them all as vanishing away like snow before the Sun, and now he comforts himselfe therein.