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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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4 When we exceed the bounds of reason, when we so eat and drink that we forget our business, and reason is quite disturbed, as Lot was so drunk that he defiled his Daughters, Gen. 19.33, 35. and Noah was so far drunk that he could not cover his nakedness; in Lot, his reason was wholly taken away, in Noah partly; and now whether reason be disturbed in part, or in whole, it is a lust of the flesh.
4 When we exceed the bounds of reason, when we so eat and drink that we forget our businesse, and reason is quite disturbed, as Lot was so drunk that he defiled his Daughters, Gen. 19.33, 35. and Noah was so far drunk that he could not cover his nakednesse; in Lot, his reason was wholly taken away, in Noah partly; and now whether reason be disturbed in part, or in whole, it is a lust of the flesh.
5 He may exceed the bounds of his Calling; when he eats or drinks so much as makes him unfit for his Calling, this is a lust of the flesh that hinders either our general or particular Calling, Luke 21.34. and for particular Calling we read, Exod. 32. They ate and drank, and rose up to play; so that the meat and drink that should strengthen a man, utterly disables him to follow his Calling.
5 He may exceed the bounds of his Calling; when he eats or drinks so much as makes him unfit for his Calling, this is a lust of the flesh that hinders either our generall or particular Calling, Luke 21.34. and for particular Calling we read,