A34689:1921
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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Use 2. May show us the wonderful eminency of that Grace, and that Covenant that we have in Christ, above that grace and Covenant that Adam had, Adam had that Grace which he might keep, and he might loose, and that Covenant which he might break, or not break, but we have such grace as we cannot loose, and such a Covenant as we cannot break, so that true christians have no cause to complain of Adams fall, for they have a more sure Covenant, such a Covenant as we can no more hreak than we can Noah's Rain-bow; and according to the state of the Covenant, God hath given several Sacraments to confirm it, he had a Sacrament of Death, but we have no Sacrament of Death, but both are for our confirmation in Life; therefore had there been a possibility of Death, he would have given us a Sacrament to put us in mind of it.
Ʋse 2. May shew us the wonderfull eminency of that Grace, and that Covenant that we have in Christ, above that grace and Covenant that Adam had, Adam had that Grace which he might keep, and he might loose, and that Covenant which he might breake, or not breake, but we have such grace as we cannot loose, and such a Covenant as we cannot break, so that true christians have no cause to complain of Adams fall, for they have a more sure Covenant, such a Covenant as we can no more hreak than we can Noahs Rain-bow; and according to the state of the Covenant, God hath given several Sacraments to confirme it, he had a Sacrament of Death, but we have no Sacrament of Death, but both are for our confirmation in Life; therefore had there been a possibility of Death, he would have given us a Sacrament to put us in minde of it.
Use 3. Be not offended, because of all these Antichrists, and Back-sliders, there are thousands fallen away within these few years, why understand this, they were not of us, but as noisome Humours, and the body is better without them; such as have true fellowship never depart, such as do depart never had true fellowship, 2 Tim. 4.15. Demas forsook Paul, an evident sign he was an Hypocrite, if his heart had been right, he would not have left Paul for the whole world.