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A practical commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and uses upon the first…A practicall commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and vses upon the first…

Name: A practical commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and uses upon the first…
Author: John Cotton

A practical commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and uses upon the first Epistle general of John by ... John Cotton ...A practicall commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and vses upon the first Epistle generall of John by ... John Cotton ...

John Cotton 1584–1652London: printed by M.S. for Thomas Parkhurst, 1658

[9], 431 [i.e. 423], [7] p. · 297k words · Wing C6452 · ESTC R5113

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A COMMENTARY UPON The First Epistle general OF JOHN. › Chapter 2 › Verse 5, 6 › Doct. Sincere obedience to the Word of Christ, is both a certain an…: Doct. Sincere obedience to the Word of Christ, is both a certain and evident sign of ou…

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Aquinas concludes, that we cannot know we are in the state of grace, certainly, but upon conjecture, which implies a contradiction, for opinion is contingentium, scientia necessariorum & certorum, yet he makes some Objections against himself.

:1009p. 71–72

Obj. Is it not said, Gen. 22.12. Now I know that thou fearest me, &c. that is, as he expounds it, Cognovi, i. e. Cognoscere te feci, I have made thee to know that thou fearest me, therefore saith he, he might know that he was in the ⟨p. 72⟩state of Grace, because he was willing to deny his dearest Son for Christ. He answers, it may be it was special Revelation, but it was not special Revelation, to resolve to kill his Son at Gods command, he knew his own heart well enough.

:1010p. 72

Obj. 2. 1 Cor. 2.12. Now we have received not the Spirit of the World but the Spirit of God, that we might know the things that are given us of God; so then saith he, if we may know things that are given us by the Spirit of God, then it is more than conjecture, it is a certain Knowledge. His answer to this is, it is spoken of a state of Glory but it is manifest to be meant of a state in this life; for he speaks of Princes that persecuted the truth, and that they knew not these things, but we know it by the Spirit of God.

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The book

Title as printed

Author

John Cotton 1584–1652

Place

London

Printer

M.S.

Bookseller

Thomas Parkhurst

Year

1658

Size

[9], 431 [i.e. 423], [7] p.

Words

297,259

Catalogue

Wing C6452 · ESTC R5113

Text

EEBO-TCP A34689

Passages

5,042

Sections

380

Title page

A practical commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and uses upon the first…A practicall commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and vses upon the first…

Doct. It is the duty of all such as profess Fellowship with Christ, to walk as Christ walked; or the profession of Fellowship with Christ, ought to be joined with imitation of Christ.

Doct. It is the duty of all such as professe Fellowship with Christ, to walk as Christ walked; or the profession of Fellowship with Christ, ought to be joyned with imitation of Christ.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Doct. It is the duty of all such as profess Fellowship with Christ, to walk as Christ walked; or the profession of Fellowship with Christ, ought to be joined with imitation of Christ.

Doct. It is the duty of all such as professe Fellowship with Christ, to walk as Christ walked; or the profession of Fellowship with Christ, ought to be joyned with imitation of Christ.

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