A34689:1869
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.
2 From the stumbling-blocks they meet with, in
1 The Church, first persecution, Matth. 13.21. that makes some offended.
2 Hard Doctrine, Joh. 16.66. the Doctrine of Purity seems harsh Doctrine to them, so the Doctrine of Predestination offends some.
2 Hard Doctrin, Joh. 16.66. the Doctrin of Purity seems harsh Doctrin to them, so the Doctrin of Predestination offends some.
3 There fall out some admonitions, or reproofs to be dispensed to the Members of the Church; now if they come with proud unmortified spirits, they will be offended at them, and fly back again; this was the cause of Simon Magus his Apostasy, when Peter reproved him sharply, he could not brook it, but fell off, and set up a false Doctrine, and lying miracles, to subvert the Apostles Doctrine; some depart from others, because they think themselves more holy than others,