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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 V.
The fifth Reason is taken from the Change of the Heart in Conversion, it standeth thus? if in Conversion there be something a-new created and begotten in us, which was not created nor begotten before, then there be new Spiritual Gifts, of grace begotten and created in us. For the substance of the Soul and Body is not a-new created and begotten; it is the same it was before, & the Holy Ghost cannot be said to be created or begotten in us at all. But in Conversion the Lord doth Create a new heart in us, Psal. 51.10. and doth Regenerate or Renew a right spirit in us: Besides the Holy Ghost, of which he saith in verse 11. Take not thy Spirit from me: The Holy Ghost cannot be said to be Created or Renewed, for he is no Creature, nor was he ever old; and in Ezek. 36.26, 27. ⟨p. 17⟩He promiseth to put a new Spirit in us, v. 26. and besides promiseth to put his own Spirit in us, ver. 27. and this Spirit and our Spirit are made two distinct witnesses, Rom. 8.16.
The fifth Reason is taken from the Change of the Heart in Conversion, it standeth thus? if in Conversion there be something a-new created and begotten in us, which was not created nor begotten before, then there be new Spiritual Gifts, of grace begotetn and created in us. For the substance of the Soul and Body is not a-new created and begotten; it is the same it was before, & the Holy Ghost cannot be said to be created or begotten in us at all. But in Conversion the Lord doth Create a new heart in us,