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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
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Use. 1 May teach us how to conceive of Popery, and stir up in our selves an holy indignation against it; you see that Popery is a lye, and hath deluded many; Mahivell did clearly discern, that their religion was but mere juggling, to fill the Popes Coffers, and keep his Kitchen warm by purgatory and pardons, &c. therefore let none trust them; but indeed this was his wickedness, though he discerned this, he sought not the true Religion, and this is the evil of their Religion, it leads simple men to superstition, and understanding men to Atheism; and if Popery be but cheating, and juggling, and lying, it must kindle in us, an inward loathing of that Religion; Bellarmin doth directly bring that for his defence, which was palpable and ex instituto, writ against them, and therefore it is plain, that every Antichristian Doctrine si a lye; not only against the truth, but against their own judgement to deceive, Psal. 119.128. let it be our care to look at every law of God as just, nnd to hate every false way, nothing so odious to man, as to be cheated; men take it most indignly to be made a fool of, why truly that is the end of Antichristian Doctors to cheat and beguile men.
Ʋse. 1 May teach us how to conceive of Popery, and stir up in our selves an holy indignation against it; you see that Popery is a lye, and hath deluded many; Mahivell did clearly discern, that their religion was but meer jugling, to fill the Popes Coffers, and keep his Kiching warm by purgatory and pardons, &c. therefore let none trust them; but indeed this was his wickednesse, though he discerned this, he sought not the true Religion, and this is the evill of their Religion, it leads simple men to superstition, and understanding men to Atheisme; and if Popery be but cheating, and jugling, and lying, it must kindle in us, an inward loathing of that Religion; Bellarmin doth directly bring that for his defence, which was palpable and ex instituto, writ against them, and therefore it is plain, that every Antichristian Doctrin si a lye; not only against the truth, but against their own judgement to deceive, Psal. 119.128. let it be our care to looke at every law of God as just, nnd to hate every false way, nothing so odious to man, as to be cheated; men take it most indignely to be made a fool of, why truly that is the end of Antichristian Doctors to cheat and beguile men.