A practical commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and uses upon the first…

3 To establish them in knowledge received, and to confirm them.

4 To stir them up to practise those things they knew, and remembered, and were established in, 2 Pet. 1.12, 13.

4 To stir them up to practise those things they knew, and remembred, and were established in, 2 Pet. 1.12, 13.

5 Moses gives the reason, Deut. 17.19, 20. he would have the King to read the book of the Law, that he might learn to fear God, and keep his Commandments, &c.

5 Moses gives the reason, Deut. 17.19, 20. he would have the King to read the book of the Law, that he might learn to fear God, and keep his Commandements, &c.

Use 1. To refute the Papists, who with-hold these writings from the Common-people; to what end did they write them, if little children might not read them? Fathers, Young-men, Babes, St. John wrote to all, and would have all read them.

Ʋse 1. To refute the Papists, who with-hold these writings from the Common-people; to what end did they write them, if little children might not read them? Fathers, Young-men, Babes, St. John wrote to all, and would have all read them.

Use 2. To stir us up to constant reading of the Scripture daily; how often? why the greatest man in the Kingdom must read them once a day at the least, Deut. 17.19. it will help our knowledge, our memories, establish us, stir us up to practise, help us to fear God, to grow in joy, and fullness of consolation; what an help was it to the Bereans, that they read daily? it wonderfully helped their faith and comfort, therefore many of them believed, and were confirmed in Grace; what if we be in a Journey, or Sick, what then? why in this case we must mediate in the Law of God, Psal. 1.2.

Ʋse 2. To stir us up to constant reading of the Scripture daily; how often? why the greatest man in the Kingdome must read them once a day at the least, Deut. 17.19. it will help our knowledge, our memories, establish us, stir us up to practise, help us to fear God, to grow in joy, and fulnesse of consolation; what an help was it to the Bereans, that they read daily? it wonderfully helped their faith and comfort, therefore many of them believed, and were confirmed in Grace; what if we be in a Journey, or Sick, what then? why in this case we must mediate in the Law of God, Psal. 1.2.

I write unto you because your sins are forgiven.

Doct. All the children of God have their sins forgiven them.

Acts 10.43. Ephes. 1.7. sometimes remission of sin is called the covering of sin, Psalm 32.1, 2. if sin be forgiven it is covered, it is not imputed unto us.

Sometimes it is called the throwing of them into the bottom of the Sea, Micah 7.18, 19. God when he forgives iniquity and sin, drowns them as deep out of sight, as things in the bottom of the Sea.

Sometimes it is called the throwing of them into the bottome of the Sea, Micha 7.18, 19. God when he forgives iniquity and sin, drowns them as deep out of sight, as things in the bottom of the Sea.

Sometimes it is called a changing of them, Isa. 1.18. Come let us reason together, though your sins were as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; they are quite changed, though they were deep scarlet sins, yet they shall be made as white as snow.

Sometimes it is called, a washing away of sin, Psal. 51.8. Sprinkle me with Hyssop, it is an allusion to the Blood in the Law sprinkled with Hyssop; so when we are sprinkled with Christs blood, our sins are washed away.

Sometimes it is called, a washing away of sin, Psal. 51.8. Sprinkle me with Hysop, it is an allusion to the Bloud in the Law sprinkled with Hysop; so when we are sprinkled with Christs bloud, our sins are washed away.

Sometimes it is called, a blotting out of sin, as a thick Cloud have I blotted out your sins, Isa. 44.22. As when the Sun appears in its brightness, the Cloud is suddenly vanished, and cleared, so our sins when they are forgiven, ⟨p. 87⟩Isa. 43.25. Jer. 31.34. I will remember your sins no more, Jer. 50.20. when God pardons sin, he doth so utterly blot it out, and it so vanisheth, that it is no more to be found, there is no such thing extant.

Sometimes it is called, a blotting out of sin, as a thick Cloud have I blotted out your sins, Isa. 44.22. As when the Sun appears in its brightnesse, the Cloud is suddainly vanished, and cleared, so our sins when they are forgiven, ⟨p. 87⟩Isa. 43.25. Jer. 31.34. I will remember your sins no more, Jer. 50.20. when God pardons sin, he doth so utterly blot it out, and it so vanisheth, that it is no more to be found, there is no such thing extant.

Q. How comes it, that when your sins are forgiven, they are so thoroughly purged?

Q. How comes it, that when your sins are forgiven, they are so througly purged?

Reas. Because all are washed away in Christ, our sins are imputed to him, and his righteousness is imputed to us, Isa. 53.5. 2 Cor. 5. ult. our sins are his, and his righteousness ours.

Reas. Because all are washed away in Christ, our sins are imputed to him, and his righteousnesse is imputed to us, Isa. 53.5. 2 Cor. 5. ult. our sins are his, and his righteousnesse ours.

Use 1. To reprove the Popish opinion, who teach, That the sins of the godly, though they be forgiven, yet they are not utterly forgiven, but with reservation of a Temporal punishment, partly here, and partly in purgatory: but it is a false Doctrine; for if he cover them, if he wash them away, if he throw them into the bottom of the Sea, if he blot them out as a thick Cloud, if he remember them no more, they are throughly forgiven, without any reservation of punishment.

Ʋse 1. To reprove the Popish opinion, who teach, That the sins of the godly, though they be forgiven, yet they are not utterly forgiven, but with reservation of a Temporall punishment, partly here, and partly in purgatory: but it is a false Doctrin; for if he cover them, if he wash them away, if he throw them into the bottom of the Sea, if he blot them out as a thick Cloud, if he remember them no more, they are throughly forgiven, without any reservation of punishment.