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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…

Name: A practical commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and uses upon the first…
Author: John Cotton

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 ...

John Cotton 1584–1652London: printed by M.S. for Thomas Parkhurst, 1658

[9], 431 [i.e. 423], [7] p. · 297k words · Wing C6452 · ESTC R5113

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A COMMENTARY UPON The First Epistle general OF JOHN. › Chapter 4 › Verse 1 › Doct. That the people of God are first […] try the spirits of th••r…: Doct. That the people of God are first […] try the spirits of th••r Ministers, before t…A COMMENTARY UPON The First Epistle general OF JOHN. › Chapter 4 › Verse 1 › Doct. That the people of God are first 〈…〉 try the spirits of th••r…: Doct. That the people of God are first 〈…〉 try the spirits of th••r Ministers, before t…

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3. From the hypocrisy of their Ministers, Matth. 7.15. They come to you in sheeps clothing, but inwardly are ravening Wolves.

3. From the hy••crisie of their Ministers, Matth. 7.15. They come to you in sheeps cloathing, but inwardly are ravening Wolves.

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Use 1. To refute the Doctrine of the Church of Rome, they would keep men in ignorance thinking it to be the Mother of Devotion.

Ʋse 1. To refute the Doctrine of the Church of Rome, they would keep men in ignorance thinking it to be the Mother of Devotion.

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2. This […] ••ir up all the people of God, to search the Scriptures, that so they may […] the spirit of their Ministers: do not take every thing as true from your Minister, because he is your Minister, no, though he be a man that fears God, but try his spirit, try every word, follow him from first to last; if you do not try the Word, you will not trust it, so that all that is delivered to you, is •• water spite upon the ground.

2. This 〈…〉 ••ir up all the people of God, to search the Scriptures, that so they may 〈…〉 the spirit of their Ministers: do not take every thing as true from your Minister, because he is your Minister, no, though he be a man that fears God, but try his spirit, try every word, follow him from first to last; if you doe not try the Word, you will not trust it, so that all that is delivered to you, is water spite upon the ground.

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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…

Doct. That many false Prophets even in the days of St. John the Apostle, were gone out into the world.

Doct. That many false Prophets even in the dayes of St. John the Apostle, were gone out into the world.

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Doct. That many false Prophets even in the days of St. John the Apostle, were gone out into the world.

Doct. That many false Prophets even in the dayes of St. John the Apostle, were gone out into the world.

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