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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.
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. Act. 17.19, 20, 21. they thought Paul came in with new matters, and they were affected with news, but though this Doctrin was new to them, yet it was not new to the Word.
Use 2. To reprove the Popish-Religion, it is new, some are Franciscans, and some Dominicans; these are new, we never read of them in the Scripture, ⟨p. 77⟩neither do we read of Jesuits, or Monks, or Abbots, they never had any footsteps in Scripture; some of them confess that in their matters of difference from us, they have no ground in Scripture for purgatory, or prayer for the dead; but what saith St. John, I write unto you no new Commandment.
Ʋse 2. To reprove the Popish-Religion, it is new, some are Franciscans, and some Dominicans; these are new, we never read of them in the Scripture, ⟨p. 77⟩neither do we read of Jesuits, or Monks, or Abbots, they never had any footsteps in Scripture; some of them confesse that in their matters of difference from us, they have no ground in Scripture for purgatory, or prayer for the dead; but what saith St. John, I write unto you no new Commandment.