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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.
Q. What is the reason, that by virtue of this Unction babes come to know the truth?
Q. What is the reason, that by virtue of this Ʋnction babes come to know the truth?
Reas. 1. Because this Spirit is an eye-salve to make them understand: by nature we are flow and dull of understanding, but as soon as God hath dropped in some of this Spiritual eye-salve, we strongly see the deep things of God, yea even those which were dull to understand before.
Reas. 1. Because this Spirit is an eye-salve to make them understand: by nature we are flow and dull of understanding, but as soon as God hath dropt in some of this Spiritual eye-salve, we strongly see the deep things of God, yea even those which were dull to understand before.
2 He vouchsafes to them Wisdom, whereby they embrace and approve the truth, as the very truth of Christ, and they have a spirit of faith to believe it, therefore have knowledge of it.
2 He vouchsafes to them Wisdome, whereby they imbrace and approve the truth, as the very truth of Christ, and they have a spirit of faith to believe it, therefore have knowledge of it.