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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 refute an opinion of the Popish Doctors; they say, men may fall away from Grace, and they prove it by the example of Saul and Judas, who they say were in the estate of grace; this will be easily decided whether they ever were in the estate of grace yea or no? for Saul, did not he hate his brother, did not he hate David? if he did, then St. John gives here his judgement, he was ever in darkness, and of Judas you may see Psal. 109.5.8. which is applied to Judas, Act. 1.20.
Ʋse 1. To refute an opinion of the Popish Doctors; they say, men may fall away from Grace, and they prove it by the example of Saul and Judas, who they say were in the estate of grace; this will be easily decided whether they ever were in the estate of grace yea or no? for Saul, did not he hate his brother, did not he hate David? if he did, then St. John gives here his judgement, he was ever in darknesse, and of Judas you may see Psal. 109.5.8. which is applyed to Judas, Act. 1.20.
Use 2 From hence every one may take a scantling of his own Estate; whether do we hate our Brother, any brother, whether spiritual or natural, or any other man? then we are in darkness.
Ʋse 2 From hence every one may take a scantling of his own Estate; whether doe we hate our Brother, any brother, whether spiritual or naturall, or any other man? then we are in darknesse.