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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 Reasons of this are three.
1 To make us like unto Christ, he was so, Mat. 26.37. Luke 22.44. Mat. 27.46. and we must be like him, Rom. 8 29.
2 To make us value Christ and his benefits, at an higher rate, Mat. 9.12. (need not) Prov. 27.7. the want of this is the reason why Christ is so little esteemed of the most.