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The way of Congregational churches cleared in two treatises. In the former, from the…
The way of Congregational churches cleared in two treatises. In the former, from the historical aspersions of Mr. Robert Baylie, in his book, called, A dissuasive from the errors of the time. In the latter, from some contradictions of Vindicæ Clavium : and from, some mis-constructions of learned Mr. Rutherford in his book entitled The due right of presbyteries. / By Mr. John Cotton, sometime preacher at Boston in Lincoln-shire, and now teacher of the Church at Boston, in New-England.The way of Congregational churches cleared in two treatises. In the former, from the historical aspersions of Mr. Robert Baylie, in his book, called, A disswasive from the errors of the time. In the latter, from some contradictions of Vindicæ Clavium : and from, some mis-constructions of learned Mr. Rutherford in his book intituled The due right of presbyteries. / By Mr. John Cotton, sometime preacher at Boston in Lincoln-shire, and now teacher of the Church at Boston, in New-England.
London: printed by Matthew Simmons for John Bellamie, 1648
Treatise 1 › Chapter 3 › Section 12: Of Cottons pretended Montanism.
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But it is not the Gifts and Graces of the Spirit, but the Person of the Spirit himself that raised up Christ from the dead, and shall quicken our mortal bodies:
But it is not the Gifts and Graces of the Spirit, but the Person of the Spirit himself that raised up Christ from the dead, and shall quicken our mortall bodies:
Therefore it is the Person of the Spirit that dwelleth in us.
It was not the Gifts and Graces of the Spirit of Christ himself, ⟨p. 38⟩much less our Gifts and Graces that did raise up Christ from the dead. Not the Gifts and Graces of Christ himself; for they were but created. And it was an act far above all created power, to raise up Christ from the dead. Much less were they our Gifts and Graces that raised him up; for ours, are not only created, but imperfect, and which is more, they were not then in Being, when God raised up Christ from the dead.
It was not the Gifts and Graces of the Spirit of Christ himself, ⟨p. 38⟩much lesse our Gifts and Graces that did raise up Christ from the dead. Not the Gifts and Graces of Christ himself; for they were but created. And it was an act farre above all created power, to raise up Christ from the dead. Much lesse were they our Gifts and Graces that raised him up; for ours, are not onely created, but imperfect, and which is more, they were not then in Being, when God raised up Christ from the dead.