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A treatise I. Of faith. II. Twelve fundamental articles of Christian religion. III. A…
A treatise I. Of faith. II. Twelve fundamental articles of Christian religion. III. A doctrinal conclusion. IV. Questions and answers upon church-government. Taken from written copies long since delivered by the late Reverend Mr. John Cotton, teacher of the First Church in Boston, in New-England.
Boston: printed by Bartholemew Green?, 1713
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Reason IV.
The fourth Reason is taken from the nature and kind of that life which the Members of Christ do live; thus if the Members of Christ's Body be living Members, and living Stones, then they live either by some gifts of spiritual grace created in them, or else they live the uncreated life of the Holy Ghost, communicated to them; but they do not live the uncreated life of the Holy Ghost communicated to them; and therefore they live by the ⟨p. 15⟩gifts of the spiritual grace created in them. The former Proposition or Major is plain, because the distinction is immediate, there is no middle way can be given, but either we must live a created life, by some gifts of spiritual grace created in us; or else we must live the uncreated life of the Holy Ghost communicated to us. The latter Proposition (or Minor) is as plain; for no Creature (it being finite) can live an increated life which is Infinite. But we are Creatures, and finite; and the Life of the Holy Ghost, is increated, and infinite; and therefore we cannot live his life.
Obj. The life of the Head and Members, Root and Branches is the same?