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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
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6 That by this means their joy might be full; when they thus understood and remembered, and practised, it would increase their joy, which was the end of St. Johns writing this Epistle.
6 That by this means their joy might be full; when they thus understood and remembred, and practised, it would increase their joy, which was the end of St. Johns writing this Epistle.
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.