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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…
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 ...
London: printed by M.S. for Thomas Parkhurst, 1658
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Reas. From the perfection of the Scripture, Psal. 19.7. Gods perfection is more seen in this than in any other works, the World is perfect in its kind, vers. 6. but vers. 7. How perfect is the Law of God? Now, as it were a Frantic thing to go about to create new Creatures, so to come with Nova dogmata, and new Opinions; it is as if a man should come with new Creatures, there is not any new Creature in the World, so let a man survey all Doctrines, he shall find them to be the same which were from the Creation.
Reas. From the perfection of the Scripture, Psal. 19.7. Gods perfection is more seen in this than in any other works, the World is perfect in its kinde, vers. 6. but vers. 7. How perfect is the Law of God? Now, as it were a Frantique thing to go about to create new Creatures, so to come with Nova dogmata, and new Opinions; it is as if a man should come with new Creatures, there is not any new Creature in the World, so let a man survey all Doctrins, he shall finde them to be the same which were from the Creation.
Use 1. To mortify a new-fangled trick of Ministers and People, when the Minister fits their itching ears with New-fangled Doctrine, and the people affect new Doctrine, this is against the Apostles practice here, 2 Tim. 4.2, 3. Act. 17.19, 20, 21. they thought Paul came in with new matters, and they were affected with news, but though this Doctrine was new to them, yet it was not new to the Word.
Ʋse 1. To mortifie a new-fangled trick of Ministers and People, when the Minister fits their itching ears with New-fangled Doctrin, and the people affect new Doctrin, this is against the Apostles practice here, 2 Tim. 4.2, 3