A80637:69
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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2. The same Spirit worketh Faith in the soul, to yield himself unto the Lord, to receive the Lord Jesus Christ; and this is a true saving work; he now submitteth unto the will of God: so that the Spirit of God becometh unto the soul not only as a Spirit of burning, to consume all that is like stubble; but doth also melt the iron stone of the heart, and softeneth it into flesh, that the word may take deep impression in it: Now there is room for Jesus Christ, now Faith is wrought there; and now a soul can plead with God by Faith in Prayer: he seeth there is no former safe hold of his Covenant that he can plead, nor any righteousness of his own, but such as hypocrites will ⟨p. 21⟩quarrel for, and rise up to maintain, as they did against John Baptist, pleading their covenant, and their righteousness: with these things a poor soul is not satisfied: but unto you that fear my Name, shall the Son of righteousness arise with healing in his wings, &c. Mal. 4.2. Herein is implied such a reverent fear, as distrusting our selves, giveth all the honour to the Lord Jesus: this Fear of the Lord accompanieth Faith, and is of like nature to it: both of them distrusting our selves, and both of them giving all honour to Christ; the one out of confidence in him, the other out of reverence to him.
2. The same Spirit worketh Faith in the soul, to yeeld himself unto the Lord, to receive the Lord Jesus Christ; and this is a true saving work; he now submitteth unto the will of God: so that the Spirit of God becometh unto the soul not only as a Spirit of burning, to consume all that is like stubble; but doth also melt the iron stone of the heart, and softneth it into flesh, that the word may take deep impression in it: Now there is room for Jesus Christ, now Faith is wrought there; and now a soul can plead with God by Faith in Prayer: he seeth there is no former safe hold of his Covenant that he can plead, nor any righteousness of his own, but such as hypocrites will ⟨p. 21⟩quarrel for, and rise up to maintain, as they did against John Baptist, pleading their covenant, and their righteousness: with these things a poor soul is not satisfied: but unto you that fear my Name, shall the Son of righteousness arise with healing in his wings, &c.