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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.
Secondly, It was the manifestation of him to the inward man; for though they knew him to be God, Psal. 110.1. mark our Saviours urging that place, Mat. 22 44, 45. and Man, Gen. 3.15. to be of his Church, the King, Psal. 2.8 9. the Priest, Psal. 110.4. Dan. 9.17. the Prophet, Deut. 18.18. John 4.25. yet how these things should be, they knew not, Luke 1.24. hence Luke 10.22, 23, 24. though they knew his benefits before, yet but obscurely, and darkly, as wrapped up in a shadow, 2 Cor. 3.13. as things seen afar off, Heb. 11.13. but now are brought to light by his incarnation, and coming into the World, 2 Tim. 1.10.
Use 1. For Knowledge, and 2 for Practice. 1. For Knowledge, and hence we learn, 1 The meaning of that difficult place, Heb. 9.7, 8. why was that way into the most Holy place shut up from the sight of Gods people? because the way into Heaven was not manifested, that being a type of this; but what was that way into Heaven? Christ, incarnate, living and dying amongst us,