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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
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Answ. He did not see his glory, vers. 18. though in some sense he saw his face: Moses saw Gods back parts, but his face he could not see, vers. 23.
Answ. He did not see his glory, vers. 18. though in some sence he saw his face: Moses saw Gods back parts, but his face he could not see, vers. 23.
What is meant by Gods back parts?
That is spoken of God according to the manner of men, Numb. 12.8.
Quest. What was it that Moses saw, when he saw Gods glory?
Answ. That he should see him in a glorious resemblance, he should see him in his attributes, which did wonderfully affect Moses, that glorious similitude was such, as that it was wonderful glorious, so that it did make his face to shine vers. 35. And as the out-side was glorious, so was the in-side of Moses heart enlarged, which made him go in and out before the people: in this manner they saw Christ,