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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 15
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1 JOH. 2.15. Love not the world, nor the things of the world, &c.
The Apostle having exhorted to many Duties, as keeping the Commandments, and walking as Christ walked; here he removes an impediment which might hinder all, and that is, Love of the world; and he writes here to young men, and old men chiefly, to little Babes he writes, verse 18. In this verse we have a prohibition of Love in respect of a double Object; 1 The world. 2 The things of the world. This prohibition is grounded on a three-fold reason; 1 From the removal of the love of the Father from such. 2 Love not the things of the world; because whosoever is in the world, is either the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, or the pride of life, and is not of the Father, vers. 16. 3 From the transitoriness of the World, and the contrary permanency of the love of God, v. 17.
THe Apostle having exhorted to many Duties, as keeping the Commandments, and walking as Christ walked; here hee removes an impediment which might hinder all, and that is, Love of the world; and he writes here to young men, and old men chiefly, to little Babes he writes, verse 18. In this verse we have a prohibition of Love in respect of a double Object; 1 The world. 2 The things of the world. This prohibition is grounded on a three-fold reason; 1 From the removal of the love of the Father from such. 2 Love not the things of the world; because whosoever is in the world, is either the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, or the pride of life, and is not of the Father, vers. 16. 3 From the transitoriness of the World, and the contrary permanency of the love of God, v. 17.