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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.
Proposit. 5. The Apostles bare witness unto and declared this eternal life unto the Church of God.
Proposit. 5. The Apostles bare witnesse unto and declared this eternal life unto the Church of God.
For the meaning of this, to bear witness unto Christ, and to declare him to the Church, is all one, they bare witness unto him by declaring of him, they declared him by bearing witness unto him.
For the meaning of this, to bear witnesse unto Christ, and to declare him to the Church, is all one, they bare witnesse unto him by declaring of him, they declared him by bearing witnesse unto him.
Hence it was, that when he appointed them to be declarers, and publishers of his Gospel to all the World, he appointed them only to bear witness to him, Acts 1.8. so also is witnessing put for declaring, Acts 20.21.
Hence it was, that when he appointed them to be declarers, and publishers of his Gospel to all the World, he appointed them onely to bear witnesse to him, Acts 1.8. so also is witnessing put for declaring, Acts 20.21.