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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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3 As Chirurgeons cut off that Member that is thus mortified, so Christians, that they may not love their lusts, must cut off those lusts, and cast them away, Matth. 18.8, 9. were our lusts as near and precious to us as our right eye, were they never so convenient or necessary, even as our right hand, ⟨p. 113⟩though we should dis-enable our selves in our Callings, yet cut them off, it is better you should be lame in your business, better you should go with reproach and shame in the world, than at length be cast body and soul into Hell fire; cut off the members of sin, which are as near, and dear, and necessary unto you, as right eyes and hands, in regard of your worldly employments, yet away with them, mortify them.
3 As Chirurgions cut off that Member that is thus mortified, so Christians, that they may not love their lusts, must cut off those lusts, and cast them away, Matth. 18.8, 9. were our lusts as near and precious to us as our right eye, were they never so convenient or necessary, even as our right hand, ⟨p. 113⟩though we should dis-inable our selves in our Callings, yet cut them off, it is better you should be lame in your businesse, better you should goe with reproach and shame in the world, than at length be cast body and soul into Hell fire; cut off the members of sin, which are as near, and dear, and necessary unto you, as right eyes and hands, in regard of your worldly employments, yet away with them, mortifie them.
Like to this phrase of Mortifying, is the Crucifying of the flesh, with the affections and lusts, Gal. 5.24. they that are in Christ have crucified the flesh, with the affections and lusts, they have crucified the whole body of sin, partly in the affections, which are not sinful in themselves, but as they are inordinate, but they keep in their affections and passions in such order, that they sin not in anger, or joy, or love, &c. and partly their lusts of the flesh also, covetousness, pride, vanity, wantonness, they are crucified; they look at all their lusts as Crucifying Christ, and they look up to Christ for the pardon of sin, and so also for the healing of sin, for pardoning and healing goes together,