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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.
Doct. True Antiquity in all Doctrines of the Apostles or Ministers, is that which fetches its original from the beginning.
1 That which hath had its original from old times, is not always safe, as we see, Mat. 5.27. & 35. and yet this doth not make it true Antiquity, because it was not from the beginning, Joh. 8.44. the Devil had his lying from the beginning, but it was not from the first beginning, for he was not created a liar, but he made himself so.
1 That which hath had its original from old times, is not alwayes safe, as we see, Mat. 5.27. & 35. and yet this doth not make it true Antiquity, because it was not from the beginning, Joh. 8.44. the Devil had his lying from the beginning, but it was not from the first beginning, for he was not created a lyar, but he made himself so.
But the true Antiquity is twofold.