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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
A COMMENTARY UPON The First Epistle general OF JOHN. › Chapter 1 › Verse 3, 4
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Reas. 1. The Apostles taught nothing but what was manifest to their senses. See 2 Pet. 1.16. Compare with him his Successor, who seeing great sums of Money brought in by Indulgences, Pardons, &c. said to one of his Cardinals, O quantum fabula ista de Christo nobis proficit! Again, sense took away doubting even from unbelieving Thomas, John 20.25, 27, 28.
Reas. 1. The Apostles taught nothing but what was manifest to their senses. See 2 Pet. 1.16. Compare with him his Successor, who seeing great sums of Money brought in by Indulgences, Pardons, &c. said to one of his Cardinalls, O quantum fabula ista de Christo nobis proficit! Again, sense took away doubting even from unbelieving Thomas, John 20.25, 27, 28.
2. The Apostle again and again ingeminates here, that what they taught was manifest to their sense; now ingeminations are for confirmations, Gen. 41.32. Gal. 1.8, 9. Ezek. 7.6. this therefore doth show again, how confident he was of it himself, i. e. therefore no marvel of that speech, John 21. penult. We know, &c. For,
2. The Apostle again and again ingeminates here, that what they taught was manifest to their sense; now ingeminations are for confirmations,