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A80637	A treatise of the covenant of grace, as it is dispensed to the elect seed, effectually unto salvation. Being the substance of divers sermons preached upon Act. 7. 8. / by that eminently holy and judicious man of God, Mr. John Cotton, teacher of the church at Boston in N.E.	Cotton, John, 1584-1652.	1659 (1659)	Wing C6465; Thomason E1920_2; ESTC R209963	152,585	277

had done they wrought from themselves and for themselves and so those many that were called Mat. 20 they had denied father and mother and wife and children and therefore they looked for great reward having borne the burden and heat of the day and this is the proper character of an hypocrite he doth challenge his reward out of the worth of his work whereas the chosen ones of God are taught to say When we have done all that is commanded us we are unprofitable servants Luk. 17.10 this is one difference in the rise of the work Again there is a difference in the work it self Gods chosen ones work the will of Christ and not their own though their will also goeth along with it others work the will of Christ as far as it will stand with their own Jebu's zeal did root out Baal and the house of Abab freely he drove on furiously for it was an act of his own ambitious heart to settle his own Kingdom this he aimed at no further would he go from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat he departed not And Lastly Hypocrites will out-shoot Christ in his own bow they will aim at their own ends in Christs works Jehu will root out Ahab and Baal but it is to establish his own Kingdom to walk in all the Lords Commandments he did not regard while Gods will accomplisheth his will he goeth along with it but no farther Thus we see there is a work of sanctification under a Covenant of works such as whereby men have another heart and many gifts of courage and wisdom and zeal and power come upon them for the service of the Church and yet you will find that they will work from themselves and for themselves and for God they will not work beyond their own ends and though they seem to walk with him for a while yet you shall soon see the Lord will take one course and they will take another 3. We now come unto a third work of the Holy Ghost in which he doth give himself as God unto his people for in all these works he doth work as God and so expresseth himself this work is Divine revelation he doth reveal himself like a God in the soul that so you may acknowledge his presence power and truth a very clear place we have for it Eph. 1.17 18. c. I cease not to make mention of you in my prayers that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ the Father of glory may give unto you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him c. mark how the Apostle doth consider God in regard of his most eminent glory and power as he is the God of Jesus Christ and the Father of glory That he might give us the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him that is of the Father Son and Spirit That the eyes of your understanding being enlightened ye may know what is the hope of his calling and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints c. minde what Divine revelation here is see how gloriously God is set forth that giveth it and also the gift that is given and these things the Apostle prayeth not only for glorious and transcendent Christians men of renown but for all the Ephesians for all ordinary Christians among them he would have none of them destitute of a Spirit of wisdom and revelation and what should this Spirit do it should enlighten the organ even the eyes of their understanding otherwise it is beyond the power of created gifts to reach the clear discerning of the mysteries of the Kingdom of God as they are dispensed in the Gospel of Christ and as in all sight there is the Organ and the Medium and the Object the eye is the organ the air is the medium the thing seen is the object so doth the Apostle here pray that the eyes of their understanding might be enlightened far above the capacity of Reason yea above the capacity of the spiritual gifts which they had received for he desires that a spirit of wisdom and revelation might be given them though the Lord had blessed them with all spiritual blessings already they had believed and had been sealed yet here is something more to be attained they want a further enlightening by the clearing of the word of God which is the medium by which we discern all things therein and for the Object he doth express what it is that you may know what is the hope of his calling and the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints and what is the exceeding greatness of his power to usward which believe c. these things the Apostle prayeth that the Spirit would reveal even the hope that God hath laid up for his Saints glorious things are spoken of the church of God great and glorious hopes are prepared for them and they are begotten unto them even to an inheritance incorruptable and undefiled that by vertue of our calling we might have fellowship with God the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ 1 Joh. 1.2 3. some degree of fellowship we have already but the hope of that which is to come is beyond all our comprehension and beyond what any created understanding can search into the depth of and yet we may see much in the hope of preservation and quickening to that which is good in the hope of God's turning all things to the best for us we may see much of the rich and plenteous redemption which God hath wrought for us and what goodness of God is reserved to every poor servant of his and what is the riches of his glorious inheritance in his Saints and what is the exceeding greatness of his power to usward who believe even that mighty power which he did put forth to bring us to believe that ever he should bring such hearts as ours were to be enlightened to see the blessings of his heavenly calling to be called unto fellowship with the Father and with the Son and with the Spirit and with the Church of God in all the promises of God and gifts of grace and duties of sanctification our calling is to be exercised in them all until at length all their enemies be subdued and death at length swallowed up in victory This the Apostle prayeth for that their eyes might be opened to behold all these mysteries And thus doth the Holy Ghost clear up our understandings and the Scriptures whereby we understand and the objects which are to be understood by us even the riches of grace here bestowed upon us and laid up in heaven for us But how doth the Holy Ghost work these things Quest indeed they are unconceivable mysteries better felt then told The Spirit doth reveal himself partly in witnessing unto our spiritual estate Answ and partly by revealing all other counsels of his truth needful for us to know in this our age and time wherein any Christian man

that 't is not safe to build upon Qualifications in our selves until Christ be first received in some Promise Pag. 150 Use 4. Of Consolation to such as rest upon the free grace of God in Christ Jesus revealed in some Promise Pag. 151 9. Quest How doth God the Son give himself to Abraham and his seed Pag. 152 Answ 1. By his taking our nature upon him and giving himself to redeem us by his obedience whether active or passive Pag. 153 2. By revealing the Father unto us and his free grace Pag. 158 Whence ariseth liberty From the burden of fears Pag. 160 Of hope through the filling of the Spirit Pag. 162 3. By keeping us in this state Pag. 163 Both by Praying for us Pag. 164 His ruling Providence ib. Use 1. Then our state before redemption is a state of Bondage Pag. 166 2. To teach such as are in bondage where their Redemption lieth Pag. 167 3. To teach Christians to hold on in this way Pag. 170 4. To wait on the Lord for this his Redemption ibid 5. To stand fast in our Christian liberties Pag. 171 Quest 10. How God the Holy Ghost doth give himself to Abraham and his seed ibid 1. For Inhabitation Pag. 172 Which is necessary 1. For Union with Jesus Christ Pag. 173 2. To keep possession against all adversary powers Pag. 174 2. For Sanctification opened at large Pag. 177 3. For Revelation and what things he doth reveal Pag. 185 How he doth reveal viz. by Witnessing to our spiritual state Pag. 188 Making known all necessary truth yea even our faith and justification Pag. 192 For Application 't is useful 1. To teach Christians not to be afraid of the word Revelation Pag. 199 2. Not to look for any Revelation without the Word Pag. 201 3. In Justification to look for no word but such as holds forth some absolute Promise of free grace ib. 4. The fourth work of the Holy Ghost is Consolation Pag. 203 Viz. by Bearing witness with an abundant measure of consolation Pag. 204 A more constant and abiding comfort Pag. 205 A powerful and strong consolation ibid Here two Queries 1. What is the Seal of the Spirit and how it doth seal Pag. 206 1. By confirming the Promises to the soul ib. 2. By engraving the likeness of Christ in the soul Pag. 210 3. By distinguishing the Saints from others Pag. 211 2. How is the Holy Ghost an earnest Pag. 212 Answ 1. As he bindeth the bargain between God and the soul ibid 2. As he is the first fruit of the payment ibid Use 1. To teach us how to speak of the Seal of the Spirit Pag. 213 2. To teach the danger of laying claim to a Promise by any work of grace before we have the Seal of the Spirit ib. Yet the Spirit doth not seal immediately but by and in some word of Promise Pag. 214 3. To teach such as have received the first fruits of the Spirit to know that they have received an earnest of an everlasting possession Pag. 215 4. To teach us that if we have received Christ never to rest till the Holy Ghost doth stampe more of the image of Christ in us Pag. 216 The second branch of the Doctrine That God received Abraham and his seed to be a peculiar people unto himself Pag. 217 For which three things are opened 1. That God did take Abraham and his seed to be a peculiar people to himself Pag. 218 2. How he did so take them to be his people ibid 3. Who are meant by Abraham and his seed Pag. 219 Quest Whether the carnal seed had any portion in the Covenant of grace Pag. 219 Answ 1. They were called to outward fellowship of the Covenant Pag. 220 2. They are not far from the kernel and blessing of the Covenant ibid 1. They have not only outward Ordinances and common gifts of the Spirit but a liberal use of the Creatures much patience of God ibid 2. They have the Offer of the sure mercies of David Pag. 222 Now the Causes of their being discovenanted are Either Mocking or persecuting of the Covenant ib. The love of worldly sensual blessings Pag. 223 A self-confident cleaving unto gifts received by the Covenant Pag. 224 The Vse 1. To justifie the righteousness of God in the confusion of the children of Christian Parents Pag. 227 What we may think of the Infants of Parents in Covenant if they die Pag. 229 2. To teach Parents that are in Covenant to bring up their children under the wing of the Covenant Pag. 230 3. To teach them that are in Covenant to be all themselves and theirs for God Pag. 231 Here is a ground 1. For Family-duties ibid 2. To improve all we have for the glory of Gods grace Pag. 232 4. To look to the Lord in all duties to receive us and ours Pag. 233 The third Branch of the Doctrine That the Lord took the chief of Abrahams seed the Lord Jesus Christ to be the Mediator and Surety of the Covenant between God and Abraham Pag. 234 Christ is a fit Mediator in respect Of his Person being God-man whereby he is Fit to be the ground of union with God Pag. 235 Able to maintain it ib. Offices by Removing offences ib. Communicating good things ib. 1. As a Priest offering Sacrifice making intercession c. Pag. 236 2. As a Prophet he teacheth us all things 3. As a King he applies all to us subdues Us to himself ibid The creature to us ibid In particular He is a Mediator of the Covenant in a threefold respect 1. In that he is the Messenger of it to publish it Pag. 237 2. In that he doth ratifie and confirm it by a threefold Seal 1. By his bloud ib. 2. By his Spirit ib. 3. By the Seals of the Covenant Pag. 238 3. In that he is the Prince and Head of it ibid Which implyeth three things 1. That all the Covenant is made first with him ibid 2. That he doth inherit the blessings of the Covenant Pag. 239 Therefore He Fulfilled all the conditions of the Covenant ib. Communicateth the blessings of the Covenant ib. 3. That he doth apply the comforts of the Promises to us ib. Use 1. For refutation of the Popish Doctrine that deviseth other Mediators Pag. 240 Object We pray the Saints to pray for us Resp 1. Christ bath bidden us to pray one for another but not to the Saints in Heaven ibid 2. We do not depend upon the merit of their Prayers 241 2. For Instruction how to make an holy use of all the gifts of Gods grace and duties of Gods worship Pag. 242 3. A ground to strengthen faith and for encouragement to the duties and fruits of it Pag. 246 THere seems to be a gross mistake or Errata through the leaving out of one word not in pag. 240. within 3 or 4. lines of the bottom 'T is said it were Idolatry I think it should be It were not Idolatry THE COVENANT OF GRACE