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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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Object. But if that be such an argument that we are blessed, if we confess that Jesus is the Lord, then I hope we shall do all well enough, for who of all the sons of men that profess Christianity are not persuaded, and do not believe that Jesus is the Son of God? Papists believe this, and the Pharisees that sinned against the holy Ghost, believed this, Matth. 21.38. This is the Heir, say they, therefore the Son of God, come let us kill him; they sinned against the holy Ghost, because they knew that Christ was the Lord: there are two things in the sin against the holy Ghost, light in the mind, and malice in the heart, the Devils profess that they knew Jesus, Mark 1.24. What then doth God dwell in the Devil, or the Devil in God? God forbid.
Object. But if that be such an argument that we are blessed, if we confesse that Jesus is the Lord, then I hope we shall doe all well enough, for who of all the sons of men that professe Christianity are not perswaded, and doe not believe that Jesus is the Son of God? Papists believe this, and the Pharisees that sinned against the holy Ghost, believed this, Matth. 21.38. This is the Heir, say they, therefore the Son of God, come let us kill him; they sinned against the holy Ghost, because they knew that Christ was the Lord: there are two things in the sin against the holy Ghost, light in the mind, and malice in the heart, the Devils professe that they knew Jesus, Marke 1.24. What then doth God dwell in the Devill, or the Devil in God? God forbid.
Answ. There is something in respect of the time, it was something in the days of St. John, for a man to confess, that Jesus was the Son of God, for then men durst not, because this was but a new doctrine, this point had Universality, and antiquity against it, but now it is burning to ashes to deny it; It is now no thank for men to confess that Jesus is the Son of God, he that shall not confess it, shall have cause of confusion in this world, and in the world to come. The Devils did believe this, but they did not confess him truly; and good men will sore distrust this point, because the Devil confesseth this, the Devil was convinced of the truth of this, but yet it was no argument of his dwelling with God, because he did this fraudulently.