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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
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.
The end of the Apostles writings followeth, which are
1 Subordinate, Fellowship with the Apostles and Disciples. 2 Union with God, verse 3. 2 Supreme, Fullness of joy, verse 4.
1 Subordinate, Fellowship with the Apostles and Disciples. 2 Union with God, verse 3. 2 Supream, Fullnesse of joy, verse 4.
Before we come to speak of these severally, some things more may be gathered from all these jointly, touching the nature of the Scriptures, as
Before we come to speak of these severally, some things more may be gathered from all these joyntly, touching the nature of the Scriptures, as
1 For the perfection of the Scripture; for if the Apostles declared what they had heard and seen, to the end that we might have fellowship with God and them, and fullness of joy, then either they failed of their end, or else we by their Doctrine (written for that purpose, verse 4) may have all things necessary for salvation, yea what is salvation it self, but these very ends? Our Saviour calls it (which was a good conclusion of the whole Bible, for the Gospel was written last of all, to stop the mouths of Ebion, Corinthus, &c. who then began to urge the traditions of the Apostles in time of his banishment, see Eusebius) eternal life, to know him, and what more comfortable knowledge of him than this?