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Covenant-keeping the way to blessedness, or, A brief discourse wherein is shown the connection…Covenant-keeping the way to blessedness, or, A brief discourse wherein is shewn the connexion…
Covenant-keeping the way to blessedness, or, A brief discourse wherein is shown the connection which there is between the promise, on God's part; and duty, on our part, in the covenant of grace: as it was delivered in several sermons, preached in order to solemn renewing of covenant. / By Samuel Willard teacher of a church in Boston in New-England. ; [Seven lines from Deuteronomy]Covenant-keeping the way to blessedness, or, A brief discourse wherein is shewn the connexion which there is between the promise, on God's part; and duty, on our part, in the covenant of grace: as it was delivered in several sermons, preached in order to solemn renewing of covenant. / By Samuel Willard teacher of a church in Boston in New-England. ; [Seven lines from Deuteronomy]
printed by James Glen, 1682
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.
2. That we perform Gospel-Obedience, which is nothing else but a sincere devoting of our selves to God and His Service; a Dedication of our Lives to Him, and endeavouring that in all things we may act and be to His Glory. That we renounce the service of Sin and Satan, unto which we were devoted, and cast off the usurped Government of other Lords, breaking all our Leagues with them, that we may be for Him, and no other, who hath bought us with His own Blood, that we might be to Him Peculiar. Now what less can he demand, or we pay to Him in order to the enjoyment of such, and so great favours and benefits as those are which we receive by the Covenant? The yoke of the Covenant of Grace, is an easy yoke, Mat. 11. ult.
2. That we performe Gospell-Obedience, which is nothing else but a sincere devoting of our selves to God and His Service; a Dedication of our Lives to Him, and endeavouring that in all things we may act and be to His Glory. That we renounce the service of Sin and Satan, unto which we were devoted, and cast off the usurped Government of other Lords, breaking all our Leagues with them, that we may be for Him, and no other, who hath bought us with His own Blood, that we might be to Him Peculiar. Now what less can he demand, or we pay to Him in order to the enjoyment of such, and so great favours and benefits as those are which we receive by the Covenant? The yoke of the Covenant of Grace, is an easie yoke, Mat. 11. ult.
5. If we consider the great helps which the Covenant affords us for the fulfilling of these easy Terms. It must be acknowledged, that, as easy as they are, it exceeds the power of fallen Man by himself to perform them, by reason of the depravedness of his will and sinful enmity of his heart against God. Were we left to the strength of our nature, we could never reach these Conditions. But to remedy this difficulty, the Covenant holds forth sufficient relief against all these impediments. Hence, when the Covenant-Command bids us believe in Christ, to love and serve God. If we should make such an Objection as this, we cannot believe, we cannot obey, they are things above us, and hereupon we take discouragement, and begin