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A sermon preached by the Reverend, Mr. John Cotton, teacher of the First Church…
A sermon preached by the Reverend, Mr. John Cotton, teacher of the First Church in Boston in New-England. Delivered at Salem, 1636. : To which is prefixed, a retraction of his former opinion concerning baptism, uttered by him immediately preceding the sermon emitted. He dyed on the 23. day of December, 1652. Entering [sic] on the 68 year of his age. : [Seven lines from I Corinthians]A sermon preached by the Reverend, Mr. John Cotton, teacher of the First Church in Boston in New-England. Deliver'd at Salem, 1636. : To which is prefixed, a retraction of his former opinion concerning baptism, utter'd by him immediately preceeding the sermon emitted. He dyed on the 23. day of December, 1652. Entring [sic] on the 68 year of his age. : [Seven lines from I Corithians]
Boston: : s.n., Printed in the year, 1713
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Ans. 1. The Lord hath drawn thee to make this Everlasting Covenant, thou didst not take it up upon thy own accord: Mind therefore what I say, The Lord draweth partly by a Spirit ⟨p. 28⟩of Bondage, partly by a Spirit of Adoption: If you never found your self a fire-brand of Hell, if your Conscience were never afflicted with your dangerous Estate by Nature, you were never yet in Jesus Christ. You will say, I trust in Christ, and look to be saved by his Righteousness. Were you ever afflicted with sense of your own unrighteousness? If you say, No, I Pray you read, Joh. 8. 30, As he spake these things, many believed on him. They trusted on Him for Salvation. Did you then take the Covenant? see what followeth; Jesus saith unto them, If you continue in my word, then are ye my Disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, & were never in bondage to any man: They were never acquainted with bondage; they hoped bondage belonged to any rather than to them, and was more fit for Gentiles than for Jews. But what saith Christ? Whosoever committeth Sin, the same is the Servant of Sin. If the Son shall make you free, then shall you be free indeed. And afterwards he telleth them, You are of your Father the Devil. For if a Soul were never yet bruised with Sin, and with the sense of Sin, he never yet laid hold upon Christ, with a true Justifying Faith; such an one will not continue in Gods house for ever.
Ans. 1. The Lord hath drawn thee to make this Everlasting Covenant, thou didst not take it up upon thy own accord: Mind therefore what I say, The Lord draweth partly by a Spirit ⟨p. 28⟩of Bondage, partly by a Spirit of Adoption: If you never found your self a fire-brand of Hell, if your Conscience were never afflicted with your dangerous Estate by Nature, you were never yet in Jesus Christ. You will say, I trust in Christ, and look to be saved by his Righteousness. Were you ever afflicted with sense of your own unrighteousness? If you say, No, I Pray you read, Joh. 8. 30, As he spake these things, many believed on him. They trusted on Him for Salvation. Did you then take the Covenant? see what followeth; Jesus saith unto them, If you continue in my word, then are ye my Disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. They answered him, We be Abrahams seed, & were never in bondage to any man: They were never acquainted with bondage; they hoped bondage belonged to any rather than to them, and was more fit for Gentiles than for Jews. But what saith Christ? Whosoever committeth Sin, the same is the Servant of Sin. If the Son shall make you free, then shall you be free indeed. And afterwards he telleth them, You are of your Father the Devil. For if a Soul were never yet bruised with Sin, and with the sense of Sin, he never yet laid hold upon Christ, with a true Justifying Faith; such an one will not continue in Gods house for ever.