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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.
Q. But how do these express their knowledge of God to be their Father?
Q. But how doe these expresse their knowledge of God to be their Father?
A. 1. They express it in their silent thoughts, in some inward comfort, which they cannot well express, but something they feel which cheers their spirits.
A. 1. They expresse it in their silent thoughts, in some inward comfort, which they cannot well expresse, but something they feel which chears their spirits.
2. In their affections, they will show you some love of God, joy in God, fear of God.
2. In their affections, they will shew you some love of God, joy in God, fear of God.
1. Love of God, so that they are not averse or froward to good duties, but listen to them, though they know not the meaning, and have some delight in them, and some fear of God, that tell them of God and his Judgements, they will be broken off from evil courses, and they will be well pleased in God, and delight in his way, and fear him; these things may be found in a Child; I call them Children till they be grown up to young men: and as a Child soon discovers that he knows his Parents, by smiling on them, by crying after them, and joying in them, so they will show you their knowledge of God by delighting in him, longing after him, and fearing his name.