A34689:3745
A34689:3745
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.
Quest. What is the life that Christ came to procure for us?
Answ. 1. A life of Gods favour in points of Justification, sanctification, and consolation, that is the chiefest life for the soul of a christian, the manifestation of Gods love to his conscience; though God loved us before he sent Christ, yet we knew not so much: there is a life of Justification, Rom. 5.18. that is, the pardon of our sins.
Answ. 1. A life of Gods favour in poynts of Justification, sanctification, and consolation, that is the chiefest life for the soul of a christian, the manifestation of Gods love to his conscience; though God loved us before he sent Christ, yet we knew not so much: there is a life of Justification, Rom. 5.18. that is, the pardon of our sins.
In his favour is life, Psal. 30.5. The Sun is the life of many Vermin, take away the Sun, and they dye, as flies; but when the Sun shines in its season they live; let God take away the Sun-shine of his favour from us, we can neither pray nor preach, we live a life of grace, of holiness, Prov. 16.14, 15. Rom. 8.2. Ephes. 2.4, 5. there is life enougst in Christ, to procure us life.
In his favour is life, Psal. 30.5. The Sun is the life of many Vermine, take away the Sun, and they dye, as flyes; but when the Sun shines in its season they live; let God take away the Sun-shine of his favour from us, we can neither pray nor preach, we live a life of grace, of holinesse, Prov. 16.14, 15. Rom. 8.2. Ephes. 2.4, 5. there is life enougst in Christ, to procure us life.
2 There is a life of glory, of which it is said, John 10.27, 28. That Christ gives to his sheep eternal life, 1 Cor. 15.4, 5. John 5.24, 28, 29. so many whose souls receive life by the Word of the Gospel, their bodies shall rise to eternal life.
2 There is a life of glory, of which it is said, John 10.27, 28. That Christ gives to his sheep eternall life, 1 Cor. 15.4, 5. John 5.24, 28, 29. so many whose souls receive life by the Word of the Gospel, their bodies shall rise to eternall life.
How did Christ procure us this life?
He procured this by his death, Rom. 5.9, 10. while we were yet enemies, we were yet reconciled by the death of Christ.
We received life of grace and holiness by his means, I will pour out my Spirit of grace upon all flesh.
We received life of grace and holinesse by his means, I will pour out my Spirit of grace upon all flesh.
Use 1. This shows us what our condition is without Christ, if God send Christ, that we might live through him, then in Gods fight without Christ, we are dead, as dead flies, dead worms in a cold frost; we are utterly dead without true peace, we are like thorns that give a blaze; but we lye down in sorrow, Isa. 50.11. Christ is our life, without him we can do nothing, we are not able to put forth any spiritual action.
Ʋse 1. This shewes us what our condition is without Christ, if God send Christ, that we might live through him, then in Gods fight without Christ, we are dead, as dead flyes, dead wormes in a cold frost; we are utterly dead without true peace, we are like thorns that give a blaze; but we lye down in sorrow, Isa. 50.11. Christ is our life, without him we can doe nothing, we are not able to put forth any spirituall action.
2 Let us try our estates, Whether can we say that God sent his Son into the world, and hereby manifested his love to us? Do you live in Gods sight? without him we are but dry bones, until we can say we live in Christ, we cannot say we have any sense of Gods favour.
2 Let us try our estates, Whether can we say that God sent his Son into the world, and hereby manifested his love to us? Doe you live in Gods sight? without him we are but dry bones, untill we can say we live in Christ, we cannot say we have any sense of Gods favour.
3 It teacheth such as have any evidence of life in Christ, Joh. 10.10. to come into Gods presence, as dry bones, entreat God that he would so speak the word, as that those dry bones may live.
3 It teacheth such as have any evidence of life in Christ, Joh. 10.10. to come into Gods presence, as dry bones, intreat God that he would so speake the word, as that those dry bones may live.
4 To teach all such as have received this manifest token of Gods love, to acknowledge the Lord Christ to be their life, Phil. 1.21. For me to live is Christ, and to dye is gain; now Paul is crucified with Christ, Gal. 2.20. and now for him to live is Christ; now every day he lives, he doth the more express Christ.
4 To teach all such as have received this manifest token of Gods love, to acknowledge the Lord Christ to be their life, Phil. 1.21. For me to live is Christ, and to dye is gain; now Paul is crucified with Christ, Gal. 2.20. and now for him to live is Christ; now every day he lives, he doth the more expresse Christ.
1 JOHN 4.10. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
So that in these words, we have the freeness of Christs love, he loved us freely, because he loved us, when we loved not him, we did not begin in love to him, but he to us; and this is set out by the effect and end of it, the pardon of our sins.
So that in these words, we have the freenesse of Christs love, he loved us freely, because he loved us, when we loved not him, we did not begin in love to him, but he to us; and this is set out by the effect and end of it, the pardon of our sins.