A34689:2176
A34689:2176
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.
2 They evacuate this teaching of the Spirit, by making it a conjectural thing, and probable, but not of any certain knowledge, and thus Antichrist denies his Prophetical Office.
2 They evacuate this teaching of the Spirit, by making it a conjecturall thing, and probable, but not of any certain knowledge, and thus Antichrist denies his Prophetical Office.
For the Priestly Office of Christ, which consists, first, in offering sacrifice; secondly, in intercession, for the application of his sacrifice.
Now the Church of Rome evacuates his Priestly office, first, in his sacrifice.
1 By adding other sacrifices, and so they make his not to be sufficient, and they add two Sacrifices, first, the Sacrifice of merits, and they say they merit, first, by works done, as building of Churches, Monasteries, &c. which they say satisfy for mens sins; and secondly they merit by suffering, as Pilgrimages and Purgatory, and so by indulgences and Pardons.
1 By adding other sacrifices, and so they make his not to be sufficient, and they add two Sacrifices, first, the Sacrifice of merits, and they say they merit, first, by works done, as building of Churches, Monasteries, &c. which they say satisfie for mens sins; and secondly they merit by suffering, as Pilgrimages and Purgatory, and so by indulgences and Pardons.
2 They evacuate the Sacrifice of Christ, by evacuating the Redemption of Christ.
1 By making it not plentiful; whereas the Redemption of Christ is a plenteous redemption both for body and soul, they say he redeems us from eternal pains, but not from temporal, from Purgatory.
1 By making it not plentifull; whereas the Redemption of Christ is a plenteous redemption both for body and soule, they say he redeems us from eternall pains, but not from temporall, from Purgatory.
2 By making it not gracious; for they say the grace of Redemption is applied to us not invincibly, but according to the will of the Creature.
2 By making it not gracious; for they say the grace of Redemption is applyed to us not invincibly, but according to the will of the Creature.
3 By applying it not by faith, but works.
4 They say a man cannot know his Redemption by Christ, surely and certainly, but probably.
5 This grace they dispense not spiritually, but elementally, by imposing it on Sacraments; so that without Sacrament, no grace; and some grace is given ex opere operato.
5 This grace they dispence not spiritually, but elementally, by imposing it on Sacraments; so that without Sacrament, no grace; and some grace is given ex opere operato.
3 They evacuate his Sacrifice, by making it not eternal; so that this grace is not certainly eternal, but he that hath been washed in Christs blood, may finally fall away, and become a reprobate.
3 They evacuate his Sacrifice, by making it not eternal; so that this grace is not certainly eternall, but he that hath been washed in Christs blood, may finally fall away, and become a reprobate.
4 In making it not necessary in respect of some, as the Virgin Mary.
2 They say it is not necessary, in respect of temporal punishments.
2 They evacuate his Priestly Office, by discouraging people from coming to God in the name of Christ, but to approach to God by the mediation of the Virgin Mary, and some Saints; they would have us direct our prayers to some Saint, and so deny the sole mediation of Christ.
3 For his Kingly Office, they deny it, partly by denying his Head-ship; they deny his absolute Sovereignty, they will not make the election to be of Free Grace.
3 For his Kingly Office, they deny it, partly by denying his Head-ship; they deny his absolute Soveraignty, they will not make the election to be of Free Grace.
2 By setting up another Head in the Church, the Pope which God never appointed; as he that sets up another King without his consent, doth as good as deny the other King; so here is as much dishonour to Christ, in setting up a new Head, as in cutting off the true Head, to set up one that may rule all Nations, have the deciding of all Causes, &c.