This Sermon by John Cotton is centralized on the theme of lawfully having a place to live and a humans right to live in a certain place. The article starts by explaining that the world was created for us, and that everyone faithul to god can have a place. There is the story of Isaac who built a well not so far from another property owner who justifies his act. He is justified because Issac according to the article, "Didft thou find that God made room for thee, either by lawful dfcent, or purchafe, or Gift, or other Warrantable Right."
The sermon also spoke of the Godly reasons one should move. The reasons one should move is for thhe gaining of knowledge, the travel for mercandize, planting of a colony, the imployment of his talents and gifts better elsewhere, and for the liberty of the ordinances.
The sermon also speaks of evils to be avoided, and these include, when decieveing people threaten the area, men that are overburdened with debts, soverraign authority, special providence of god, incllination to a particular course, the calling of God.
And once a person inhabits a land lawfully, they are given the right to enjoy their land in peace and safety. And these people shall be very fruitful. THis sermon is trully a reminder of God's Promise or gift to man for doing his good deeds.
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God's Promise To His Plantations,
ReplyDeleteJohn Cotton, firmly believed he was called to the wilderness of the New World to build God's plantation. First the calling,from the spirit of God,came as an inclination. John Cotton compares it to the calling that Paul received when going to Rome, I Corn 16:12. God opens a door, the way, and then gives to others the same inclination as to "appoint a place to do others good". If he accepts the calling, he then must "acknowledge" God through prayer and Scripture becoming trees of righteousness. As a tree is "planted and firmly rooted", the Godly house will consists of a community of believers, righteous people who will flourish by obeying God's Word to fullfill the promise
of Christ to live in peace. Planting of the Lord, the tree of life. His closing prayer says much, "Have tender care that you look well to the plants that spring from you, that is to your children; that they do not degenerate as the Israelites did; after which they were vexed with affications on every hand." I believe he was a sincere devoted man, humble in his ways.