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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.
3 Like them in simplicity, affecting simple plain meat, Milk, 1 Pet. 2.1. so a Christian should not affect varnishing, but the sincere Milk of the Word.
4 Like them in weanedness from the World, Psal. 131.1, 2. he could be content to be without his Kingdom which before he had affected; so should we be.
4 Like them in weanednesse from the World, Psal. 131.1, 2. he could be content to be without his Kingdome which before he had affected; so should we be.
5 They are content with promises and hopes; tell a child of some thing; let but his Father say, he will buy him such a thing at London, or he hath it laid up for him, he rests well pleased; so would God have us contented with promises and hopes; when we cry to God for this and that blessing, or grace, he tells us, we shall have it when he sees fit, it is laid up for us in heaven, and in the mean time we should sit down content, Psal. 131.2.3.
5 They are content with promises and hopes; tell a childe of some thing; let but his Father say, he will buy him such a thing at London, or he hath it laid up for him, he rests well pleased; so would God have us contented with promises and hopes; when we cry to God for this and that blessing, or grace, he tells us, we shall have it when he sees fit, it is laid up for us in heaven, and in the mean time we should sit down content,