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God's promise to his plantations
God's promise to his plantations; [Three lines from Samuel] / As it was delivered in a sermon by John Cotton, B.D. and preacher of God's word in Boston. ; [Seven lines from Psalms]
Boston: printed by William Jones for John Bellamy, 1686
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.
But here is something more especial in this planting: for they were planted before in this Land, and yet he promiseth here again, that he will plant them in their Own Land: which doth imply;
First, That whatever former good estate they had already, he would prosper it, and increase it.
Secondly, God is said to plant a People more especially, when they become Trees of Righteousness, Isai. 61. 3. That they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord. So that there is implied, not only a continuance of their former good estate; but that he would make them a good people, a choice generation: which he did, 1. By planting the Ordinances of God amongst them in a more glorious manner, as he did in Solomons time.
2. He would give his people a nail and a place in his Tabernacle, Isai. 56. 5. And that is to give us part in Christ: for so the Temple typified. So then he plants us, when he gives us root in Christ.