A34689:3959

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 16

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.

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2. It implies the simplicity of Gods nature […] but free without mixture he is without all causes […] himself, from himself, and by himself, and […] compounded of causes, so […] not compounded […] subject […] is one thing, and his […] wisdom are […] is no reason of this […] works, but not of […]

2. It implyes the simplicity of Gods nature 〈…〉 but free without mixture he is without all causes 〈…〉 himself, from himself, and by himself, and 〈…〉 compounded of causes, so 〈…〉 not compounded 〈…〉 subjec• 〈…〉 is one thing, and his 〈…〉 wisedome are 〈…〉 is no reason of this 〈…〉 works, but not of 〈…〉

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Use 1. This may exhort us all […] forgot […] the world for the love of God; many […] because they shall lose the […] by […] may be […], for if a mans ways please […] make […] be at […] with him, and then much more […] lose the love of all thy friend, […] more by Gods love, then […] of love is nothing to the God of […] but God is love it self, and in enjoying of God […] injoy••• […] of love, love ⟨p. 318⟩passing knowled•• […], you never met with love in the world, but you might […], but Gods love is like a bottomless depth without bounds or bottom• you can neither know the beginning nor end of therefore […] in […] say more truly, then Medea did of Jason, Non magna relinquam, […], I shall not lose great love, but follow great love.

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The book

Title as printed

Author

John Cotton 1584–1652

Place

London

Printer

M.S.

Bookseller

Thomas Parkhurst

Year

1658

Size

[9], 431 [i.e. 423], [7] p.

Words

297,259

Catalogue

Wing C6452 · ESTC R5113

Text

EEBO-TCP A34689

Passages

5,042

Sections

380

Title page

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. •. […], entire and constant […]

Doct. •. 〈…〉, entire and constant 〈…〉

Doct. Those in whom is found perfect love to God and their brethren, they may have boldness in the day of judgement.

Doct. Those in whom is found perfect love to God and their brethren, they may have boldnesse in the day of judgement.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Doct. •. […], entire and constant […]

Doct. •. 〈…〉, entire and constant 〈…〉

Doct. Those in whom is found perfect love to God and their brethren, they may have boldness in the day of judgement.

Doct. Those in whom is found perfect love to God and their brethren, they may have boldnesse in the day of judgement.