A80637:117
A treatise of the covenant of grace, as it is dispensed to the elect…
A treatise of the covenant of grace, as it is dispensed to the elect seed, effectually unto salvation. Being the substance of divers sermons preached upon Act. 7. 8. / by that eminently holy and judicious man of God, Mr. John Cotton, teacher of the church at Boston in N.E.
London: printed by Ja. Cottrel for John Allen, 1659
THE COVENANT OF GRACE, As it is Dispensed to the Elect Seed, effect… › Part 1-50
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Yes, Object. (will you say) there is a plain difference; ⟨p. 47⟩for an Hypocrite is ever full of himself, but a true Christian doth all in Faith: he seeketh God daily, and waiteth upon God daily; and these are not the ways of Hypocrites.
Yes, Object. (will you say) there is a plain difference; ⟨p. 47⟩for an Hypocrite is ever full of himself, but a true Christian doth all in Faith: he seeketh God daily, and waiteth upon God daily; and these are not the waies of Hypocrites.
Consider I pray you what the Word of the Lord holdeth forth as the Root of this Sanctification, Answ. and I will go no further then express Scriptures: Isa. 58.2. They seek me daily; and this is spoken of hypocritical Israelites: and for waiting, we often hear it spoken of the five foolish Virgins, they all went out to meet the Bridegroom, Mat. 25.1. though whilst he tarried long, they all fell asleep; and so did the wise Virgins also. And for more particular application of God unto themselves, we find that also, Hos. 8.2. Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee; and yet (in the same Scripture) this Israel had transgressed the Covenant, and cast off the thing that is good: And for a further act of Faith, which is a staying a mans self upon God; what saith the Text? Isa. 48.2. They stay themselves upon the God of Israel, (and yet these are obstinate; their neck as an iron sinew, and their brow as brass) but it was not in truth and uprightness; True, it was not: But how shall we know the difference? Truly it is hard to perceive when men differ, and therefore it is not an easy matter to make such use of Sanctification, as by it to bear witness unto Justification: and it will be a very hard case, yea much more difficult, when men cannot feel the presence of spiritual gifts, but want spiritual light: and when they do find Faith in themselves, they will