A34689:2188
A34689:2188
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 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.
3 They deny his Kingly Office in his great work of Conversion, by making it not to depend on the Sovereignty, or prerogative of his Kingly Office, but on the liberty of our wills.
3 They deny his Kingly Office in his great work of Conversion, by makeing it not to depend on the Soveraignty, or prerogative of his Kingly Office, but on the liberty of our wills.
4 They deny his Kingly Office, by defacing his Kingdom, which is his Body, his Church; they deface his Church, his Body, and transform it not into a christian state▪ but Antichristian, and so make it no Church of Christ, and so deny his Kingly Office.
4 They deny his Kingly Office, by defacing his Kingdome, which is his Body, his Church; they deface his Church, his Body, and transforme it not into a christian state▪ but Antichristian, and so make it no Church of Christ, and so deny his Kingly Office.
They deface the Church of Christ, whether Militant, or Triumphant.
The Church Militant, whether you look at it as a Catholic Body, for that,
The Church Militant, whether you look at it as a Catholick Body, for that,
1 They teach that the most erroneous, notorious livers, are truly Members of the Church, but we see Christs Kingdom consists of spiritual people; they are but ill humours.
1 They teach that the most erroneus, notorious livers, are truly Members of the Church, but we see Christs Kingdom consists of spiritual people; they are but ill humours.
2 They give false notes of the Church, antiquity, universality, prosperity which may agree to some Heathenish places.
3 They make the Church infallible, and this they confine to the church of Rome, so that if Rome fall, the church of Christ falls.
2 For the parts of the church, either in a council.
1 They say a council is uncapable of error. 2 Subject to the Pope. 3 That they may make Laws to bind the consciences of men.
1 They say a council is uncapable of errour. 2 Subject to the Pope. 3 That they may make Laws to binde the consciences of men.
Or else in the several parts.
1 For the Head the Pope, they set two heads on the Body, and so make it a Monster.
For the middle Members, the Priests.