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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.
Reas. 2. Taken from the duty that lies upon a Christian to exhort his brethren, Heb. 3.12, 13. and Levit, 19.17. and neither of these can prevail without prayer, for this as well as any thing else is sanctified by the Word and prayer, 1 Tim. 1.4, 5.
Reas. 2. Taken from the duty that lyes upon a Christian to exhort his brethren, Heb. 3.12, 13. and Levit, 19.17. and neither of these can prevaile without prayer, for this as wel as any thing else is sanctified by the Word and prayer, 1 Tim. 1.4, 5.
Reas. 3. Taken from the desperate danger of sin, and the helplessness of a man under sin, unless God put in; and therefore in some case though if man be too weak, he may call in others to help, yet however amongst the rest call for Gods help, for unless we do so, all helps without him are in vain; though good helps are of special use, God blessing them to save and lift up a poor soul out of sin, but know this, that it is a work of an Almighty power to deliver a soul from sin no less then the Redemption of the Lord Jesus Christ, He redeems Israel from all his iniquities, Psal, 1 30. last, unless he put forth a redeeming hand, there will be no good done, there is such a deceitfulness in sin, as that it will harden a man. Sin is of the nature of poison, it stiffens and hardens the body, puts out the eyes, and so inflames it with heat, that it is not possible to quench it; so when a man hath once sinned against God, he presently looseth his eyes, Satan and his Lusts having gotten him into sin, they first put out his eyes, that he shall see no danger nor hurt in it, and then he is so hardened with the sin he hath committed, that no counsels or admonitions can recover him out of it, but only the mighty hand of God, and therefore prayer must be made to God for him.