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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.
There are three special temptations of Satan, either against Repentance, or Faith, or Sanctification, now the Word of God is mighty through God to repel all these.
There are three special temptations of Satan, either against Repentance, or Faith, or Sanctification, now the Word of God is mighty through God to repell all these.
1 Against the temptation of repenting so soon, there is a Word that binds him, Eccl. 12.1. a Word that threatens the contrary, Eccl. 11.9. there are promises, Prov. 8.17. there are comfortable examples, as Josiah, Timothy, and these resist this temptation.
2 If a man do give up his heart to God and will set on a good course, yet ⟨p. 108⟩he will make him live in pensiveness, and fears, and doubts; now against this the Word is powerful, there are Commands to believe, 1 Joh. 3.23. 1 Joh. 5.1. Mat. 11.28. there are Threatenings if a man believes not, Joh. 3