A34689:1702
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.
This Self-seeking show it self;
This Self-seeking shew it self;
First, In pursuing of his own glory, he looks no further than his own glory, which is showed.
First, In pursuing of his own glory, he looks no further than his own glory, which is shewed.
1 In Ambition, when they aim at their glory, and primary, this St. John reproved in Diotrephes, 3 Epist. 9. so Judg. 9. this was ambition in affecting a Government God did not appoint them, the modester sort of Trees did think they should lose their fatness, and sweetness, as if he should say, for them to be ambitious of an unappointed Government, it would turn to bitterness, and harshness, and loss of fatness, and comfort, and this comes all ambition to, it makes the soul lean, and lose all comfort from God and man.
1 In Ambition, when they aim at their glory, and primary, this St. John reproved in Diotrephes, 3 Epist. 9. so Judg. 9. this was ambition in affecting a Government God did not appoint them, the modester sort of Trees did think they should lose their fatnesse, and sweetnesse, as if he should say, for them to be ambitious of an unappointed Government, it would turn to bitternesse, and harshnesse, and losse of fatnesse, and comfort, and this comes all ambition to, it makes the soul lean, and lose all comfort from God and man.