A34689:1502

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…

Name: A practical commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and uses upon the first…
Author: John Cotton

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 ...

John Cotton 1584–1652London: printed by M.S. for Thomas Parkhurst, 1658

[9], 431 [i.e. 423], [7] p. · 297k words · Wing C6452 · ESTC R5113

Title page: Internet Archive scan of the Early English Books microfilm (opens the Internet Archive in a new tab)

A COMMENTARY UPON The First Epistle general OF JOHN. › Chapter 2 › Verse 15 › Doct. It is not the having, but the love of the world, that keeps o…: Doct. It is not the having, but the love of the world, that keeps our hearts from the l…

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.

[ Earlier:1499–1514 of 5,042

:1499p. 114

Reas. 1 From the amplitude of that love which we owe to God, which cannot therefore be divided to others; Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and all thy soul, and mind, and strength, Mat. 22.37. then we must love the World no further than it may help us in his service, and we may employ it to his advantage, if we love it more we sin against the great Commandment; if we must love the Lord with all our heart, and mind, and strength, then what sorry weak affection is due to the World; even an heartless faint love; all our love and vigour of our spirits is to be set on God, now if a man love the World, he cannot thus love God, for if he love the World, his first and chiefest care is for wealth and riches, and then it may be he will a little look towards God; first let me bury my Father; first let me stock my Farm, and try my Oxen, and then if I have any time, I will come to the Feast.

Reas. 1 From the amplitude of that love which we owe to God, which cannot therefore be divided to others; Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and all thy soul, and minde, and strength, Mat. 22.37. then we must love the World no further than it may help us in his service, and we may imploy it to his advantage, if we love it more we sin against the great Commandement; if we must love the Lord with all our heart, and mind, and strength, then what sorry weake affection is due to the World; even an heartless faint love; all our love and vigour of our spirits is to be set on God, now if a man love the World, he cannot thus love God, for if he love the World, his first and chiefest care is for wealth and riches, and then it may be he will a little look towards God; first let me bury my Father; first let me stock my Farm, and try my Oxen, and then if I have any time, I will come to the Feast.

:1500p. 115¶2

2 A covetous, or a lustful, or a proud man, when he hath the World, and the lusts thereof, he is fully satisfied with his portion, without God,

[ Earlier passages Later passages ]

The book

Title as printed

Author

John Cotton 1584–1652

Place

London

Printer

M.S.

Bookseller

Thomas Parkhurst

Year

1658

Size

[9], 431 [i.e. 423], [7] p.

Words

297,259

Catalogue

Wing C6452 · ESTC R5113

Text

EEBO-TCP A34689

Passages

5,042

Sections

380

Title page

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…

Doct. All the sinful dispositions, and courses of the World, are of these three sorts, either the lusts of the flesh, the lusts of the eye, or the pride of life.

Doct. All the sinfull dispositions, and courses of the World, are of these three sorts, either the lusts of the flesh, the lusts of the eye, or the pride of life.

Transcription key

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Doct. All the sinful dispositions, and courses of the World, are of these three sorts, either the lusts of the flesh, the lusts of the eye, or the pride of life.

Doct. All the sinfull dispositions, and courses of the World, are of these three sorts, either the lusts of the flesh, the lusts of the eye, or the pride of life.

Transcription key