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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.
The lust of the flesh is such a corrupt inclination, whereby our bodies do affect sensual lusts, and sensual objects, as meat and drink, that is, intemperancy, or women, that is Incontinence, or Pastimes and Pleasures; and that is Voluptuousness; and they are called the Lusts of the flesh because our flesh sets us a work to them, what are the lusts of the eye? there is a good eye, a bountiful eye, but an evil eye is called a covetous eye, Pro. 23.6. Deu. 15.7. so then the lusts of the eye is Covetousness, and it is called the lust of the eye, because the eye stirs us up to it; and that is all he hath to behold them, Eccles. 5.10, 11. the very beholding satisfies.
The lust of the flesh is such a corrupt inclination, whereby our bodies do affect sensual lusts, and sensual objects, as meat and drink, that is, intemperancy, or women, that is Incontinencie, or Pastimes and Pleasures; and that is Voluptuousnesse; and they are called the Lusts of the flesh because our flesh sets us a work to them, what are the lusts of the eye? there is a good eye, a bountiful eye, but an evil eye is called a covetous eye, Pro. 23.6. Deu. 15.7. so then the lusts of the eye is Covetousnesse, and it is called the lust of the eye, because the eye stirs us up to it; and that is all he hath to behold them, Eccles. 5.10, 11. the very beholding satisfies.
The pride of Life, is the affecting of a mans own carnal excellency, when as he doth look at himself only, whether he doth it in heart by high conceit, or worldly boastings, or in outward carriage, now all these we are ready to love, we are ready to love our own wantonness, our intemperancy, or to be carried away with the lust of the Eye, the profits of the World, or else to be puffed up with our own excellency: whatsoever the heart lusts after, it is either honour, or profit, or pleasure: now, love not the World, nor the lusts of it: why, would you think a man should be so wicked as to love Voluptuousness, or Profit, or Honour? Yes, St. John else would not so carefully have forbidden it.