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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
A COMMENTARY UPON The First Epistle general OF JOHN. › Chapter 2 › Verse 13
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1 JOHN 2.13 I write unto you Fathers, because you have known him which is from the beginning, &c.
Verse sixth, he commended this duty to all Christians, to walk even as Christ walked; which duty and Commandment, vers. 7. he amplifies by the antiquity of it, vers. 8. from the newness of it. Thirdly, instanceth in one special duty of it, that is, love of our Brethren, vers. 9, 10, 11. vers. 12. he amplifies it by a benefit or motive to walk as he hath walked; and that is from the pardon of sin generally granted to all christians, therefore walk as Christ hath walked, because he hath forgiven you your sins; now vers. 13. these [Greek or Hebrew], or little children, he distinguisheth into three sorts, Fathers, Young-men, and Babes; little children is the quality of all christians, but Babes are newly born to Christ; now all these should walk as Christ hath walked.
VErse sixth, he commended this duty to all Christians, to walke even as Christ walked; which duty and Commandement, vers. 7. he amplifies by the antiquity of it, vers. 8. from the newnesse of it. Thirdly, instanceth in one speciall duty of it, that is, love of our Brethren, vers. 9, 10, 11. vers. 12. he amplifies it by a benefit or motive to walke as he hath walked; and that is from the pardon of sin generally granted to all christians, therefore walke as Christ hath walked, because he hath forgiven you your sins; now vers. 13. these 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, or little children, he distinguisheth into three sorts, Fathers, Young-men, and Babes; little children is the quality of all christians, but Babes are newly born to Christ; now all these should walke as Christ hath walked.