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A36463 The covenant of grace, or, An exposition upon Luke I. 73, 74, 75 by George Dovvname ... Downame, George, d. 1634. 1647 (1647) Wing D2059; ESTC R17888 143,573 346

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we_o do_v withal_o confess_v that_o in_o ourselves_o we_o be_v bondman_n and_o servant_n who_o christ_n come_v to_o redeem_v out_o of_o this_o bondage_n but_o howsoever_o all_o will_v challenge_v to_o themselves_o the_o benefit_n of_o redemption_n yet_o how_o few_o in_o comparison_n do_v acknowledge_v their_o bondage_n but_o like_o the_o unbelieve_a jew_n when_o our_o saviour_n promise_v they_o liberty_n profess_v that_o they_o never_o be_v in_o servitude_n john_n 8._o 33._o and_o so_o bewray_v themselves_o not_o to_o be_v redeem_v but_o this_o humble_a conceit_n of_o ourselves_o before_o our_o justification_n be_v necessary_a for_o we_o if_o either_o we_o will_v seek_v to_o christ_n or_o have_v he_o to_o respect_v we_o for_o if_o by_o nature_n we_o be_v not_o
a_o christian_n s●●ll_v have_v 〈◊〉_d more_o in_o he_o then_o the_o pagan_n who_o know_v not_o god_n can_v such_o a_o one_o be_v esteem_v a_o sou●d_n christian_n our_o love_n of_o man_n ●●st_n procee_v from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n the_o stream_n of_o ou●_n justice_n and_o charity_n towards_o man_n must_v be_v derive_v from_o the_o fountain_n of_o piety_n towards_o god_n with●●●_n faith_n i●_n be_v impossible_a to_o please_v god_n hebr._n 11._o ●_o without_o faith_n without_o piety_n without_o the_o ●ear_n of_o god_n without_o repentance_n the_o best_a action_n of_o civil_a honest_a man_n be_v but_o splendid●_n p●ccata_n the_o chief_a care_n of_o a_o christian_n must_v be_v to_o worship_n god_n 〈…〉_z charity_n towards_o man_n but_o the_o mere_a civil_a honest_a man_n neither_o worship_v god_n in_o the_o duty_n of_o piety_n 〈◊〉_d yet_o in_o the_o duty_n of_o righteousness_n which_o he_o perform_v as_o a_o mere_a natural_a ma●_n without_o any_o respect_n or_o relation_n have_v 〈◊〉_d god_n and_o therefore_o can_v be_v say_v in_o do_v those_o 〈◊〉_d tie_v to_o serve_v god_n in_o righteousness_n as_o no●_n 〈…〉_z obedience_n to_o god_n or_o for_o god_n 〈◊〉_d now_o if_o they_o which_o w●nt_n either_o of_o these_o be_v not_o to_o be_v deem_v sound_a christian_n what_o ●hall_v we_o say_v of_o tho●●_n which_o h●ve_v neither_o yea_o that_o not_o so_o much_o as_o seem_v to_o have_v either_o profane_a and_o wicked_a man_n who_o profess_v themselves_o christian_n that_o be_v to_o say_v man_n redeem_v by_o christ_n turn_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n into_o wantonness_n judas_n 4._o being_n in_o name_n christian_n in_o deed_n atheist_n profess_v themselves_o to_o know_v god_n but_o in_o deed_n deny_v he_o be_v abominable_a and_o disobedient_a and_o to_o every_o good_a work_n reprobate_a now_o we_o be_v to_o speak_v of_o either_o of_o they_o several_o but_o brief_o and_o in_o a_o word_n for_o if_o i_o shall_v treat_v of_o they_o at_o large_a under_o the_o title_n of_o holiness_n i_o shall_v discourse_v of_o all_o the_o duty_n require_v in_o the_o first_o table_n of_o the_o decalogue_n in_o all_o which_o we_o must_v think_v our_o selve●_n bind_v to_o worship_n god_n if_o we_o will_v worship_v ●im_a in_o holiness_n and_o under_o the_o name_n of_o righteousness_n i_o shall_v treat_v of_o all_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o second_o table_n all_o which_o we_o must_v endeavour_v to_o perform_v to_o our_o neighbour_n in_o obedience_n to_o god_n if_o we_o will_v be_v think_v to_o worship_n or_o toserve_v he_o in_o righteousness_n but_o first_o we_o be_v to_o speak_v of_o holiness_n because_o that_o be_v the_o first_o and_o the_o great_a commandment_n mat._n 22._o 38._o that_o holiness_n be_v a_o f●●it_n of_o our_o redemption_n the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v plain_o testify_v rom._n 6._o ●2_n be_v free_v from_o sin_n and_o make_v servant_n to_o god_n you_o hau●_n your_o fruit_n unt●_n holiness_n and_o the_o end_n everlasting_a life_n and_o that_o 〈…〉_z also_o the_o end_n of_o our_o redemption_n s._n paul_n witness_v ephes._n 5._o 27._o col._n 1._o 22._o and_o as_o it_o be_v the_o fruit_n and_o end_n of_o our_o redemption_n and_o justification_n in_o part_n so_o be_v it_o also_o a_o necessary_a forerunner_n of_o glorification_n and_o therefore_o if_o we_o shall_v true_o worship_v the_o lord_n in_o holiness_n we_o may_v be_v assure_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v redeem_v we_o and_o consequent_o as_o we_o have_v the_o fruit_n of_o our_o redemption_n in_o holiness_n so_o shall_v we_o h●ve_v the_o end_n thereof_o which_o be_v the_o salvation_n of_o our_o soul_n r●m_n 6._o 22._o apoc._n ●0_n 6._o but_o contratiwise_o if_o our_o conversation_n be_v unholy_a and_o unpure_a as_o we_o want_v the_o fruit_n of_o our_o redemption_n so_o shall_v we_o never_o attain_v to_o the_o end_n thereof_o which_o be_v everlasting_a life_n for_o as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n witness_v heb._n 12._o 14._o 〈◊〉_d holiness_n no_o 〈◊〉_d shall_v s●e_v god_n righteousness_n also_o as_o have_v be_v say_v 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the_o grace_n of_o god_n into_o wantonness_n to_o their_o own_o perdition_n yet_o devilish_a be_v the_o slander_n of_o the_o papist_n who_o calumniate_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n as_o if_o we_o teach_v thereby_o that_o 5._o man_n be_v free_v from_o obedience_n to_o all_o law_n whatsoever_o of_o god_n and_o man_n yea_o from_o the_o decalogue_n itself_o but_o this_o need_v no_o answer_n it_o be_v evident_a to_o all_o the_o world_n that_o we_o do_v urge_v the_o obedience_n of_o the_o law_n moral_a as_o w●_n as_o they_o do_v and_o by_o better_a argument_n and_o reason_n than_o they_o do_v for_o their_o chief_a reason_n be_v take_v from_o the_o false_o suppose_a benefit_n of_o good_a work_n that_o they_o satisfy_v for_o sin_n justify_v before_o god_n and_o merit_v eternal_a life_n but_o by_o these_o reason_n they_o teach_v man_n to_o mar_v good_a work_n and_o not_o to_o do_v they_o for_o a_o good_a work_n do_v with_o the_o opinion_n of_o satisfaction_n justification_n or_o 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