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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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Secondly, Their Faith also by this means was more strengthened in the truth of this great promise of the Messiah, which had been deferred so long, John 20.29. It is many times an exercise to Faith, to be commanded, to believe what we see not, but to see what we believe not, is a great strengthening to a weak Faith. Again, a greater measure of knowledge, is a notable means of a greater measure of Faith. And if you object against this, Heb. 11.2.
Secondly, Their Faith also by this means was more strengthned in the truth of this great promise of the Messias, which had been deferred so long, John 20.29. It is many times an exercise to Faith, to be commanded, to believe what we see not, but to see what we belive not, is a great strengthning to a weak Faith. Again, a greater measure of knowledge, is a notable means of a greater measure of Faith. And if you object against this, Heb. 11.2.
I answer, That the meaning of the place is this, that though things be not seen, yet Faith maketh them evident; not that whatsoever we believe by Faith is not seen, Stephan saw and believed the same, Acts 7.55. There is a threefold light, of Sense, of Reason, of Faith, when a thing is obscure to both the former, Faith will make it evident.