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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.
Doct. Such as have received the unction of the Spirit, they know no Error, no false Doctrine is of the truth.
Doct. Such as have received the unction of the Spirit, they know no Errour, no false Doctrin is of the truth.
They know it, not only think so, but know it, and they know it.
1 From the contrariety that they see betwixt that unction of the Spirit which they have received, and that Doctrine; the Spirit of God in them teaches them to be humble, 2 Pet. 2.18. but the spirit of these false Doctors is ambitious, they speak great swelling words; this suites not with the Spirit of God, to look at their own ends, at their bellies, at their gain.
1 From the contrariety that they see betwixt that unction of the Spirit which they have received, and that Doctrin; the Spirit of God in them teaches them to be humble, 2 Pet. 2.18. but the spirit of these false Doctors is ambitious, they speak great swelling words; this suites not with the Spirit of God, to look at their own ends, at their bellies, at their gain.