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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
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.
Observe all the Apostles writings, they were never written to any Country, or Town or person that did not know the truth before, but they were already brought on to the knowledge of the truth, Rom. 15.14. so the Corinths, he speaks to them, as to a Church of God, 1 Cor. 1.1.2 & 8, 9. so Gal. 2, 3, 4. and chap. 3. so Ephes. 4.21. Phil. 1.6. Col. 1.12, 13. so the Thessalonians, he blessed God for their election, 1 Thes. 1.9. so Timothy and Titus he writes to them, as to his natural sons in Christ, Heb. 6.9.10, 11. so the Apostle James chap. 1.2, 3. so 1 Pet. 1.2, 3, 4. so this Apostle St. John, I write unto you, because you know the truth. 2 Epist. 1. and third Epistle, 2.3. so the Epistles, Christ wrote to the seven Churches of Asia, he wrote to them as such as knew the truth of Christ, and profest his name; so that this is an universal truth, that not the Ignorance of the truth, but the knowledge hath occasioned the Apostles writings.
Observe all the Apostles writings, they were never written to any Country, or Town or person that did not know the truth before, but they were already brought on to the knowledge of the truth, Rom. 15.14. so the Corinths, he speaks to them, as to a Church of God, 1 Cor. 1.1.2 & 8, 9. so