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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.
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, Hos. 14.3, 4. 1 Joh. 1.7, 8. they that are Christs looking up to the virtue of Christs Death, they find their lusts not only pardoned, but healed; crucifying of our lusts, hath some resemblance with Christs Death; as, 1 They attach Christ, seek him out, and are content to give money rather than to find him; so will a Christian do in regard of his lusts. 2 He lays them open as enemies to Caesar, to the great God, and desires vengeance on them. 3 He considers that Christ is dead for him, and he is crucified with Christ, therefore what hath he to do to live to the world, or the lusts thereof?
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 sinne not in anger, or joy, or love, &c. and partly their lusts of the flesh also, covetousnesse, pride, vanity, wantonnesse, 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, Hos. 14.3, 4.