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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
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.
[…] and aptness that […] such a sold to grow up by […] Love is of an edifying nature, 1 Cor. […] admonish, […], it edifiers much; especially if it be […] there […] on both sides, both in speaker and […] you […] savingly: it's love that puts life into […].
〈…〉 and aptnesse that 〈…〉 such a sould to grow up by 〈…〉 Love is of an edifying nature, 1 Cor. 〈…〉 admonish, 〈…〉, it edifiers much; especially if it be 〈…〉 there 〈…〉 on both sides, both in speaker and 〈…〉 you 〈…〉 savingly: it's love that puts life into 〈…〉.
3. From the […] to […] his love there more abundantly, where he finds […] walking in love; no creature partakes of the boundless love of God, […] are grounded […] love, Eph. 3.17, 18, 19. Let but saith towards Christ, […] our brethren abound in us, and we shall have a large […] to us. According to the capacity of the receiver, so is the thing received: […] no grace is of so enlarging a nature as love is; so that if we abound in love, then we become of a fathoming ⟨p. 319⟩and comprehending nature, so that we comprehend the height, and breadth, and length, and depth of Gods love towards us.
3. From the 〈…〉 to 〈…〉 his love there more aboundantly, where he finds walking in love; no creature partakes of the boundlesse love of God, are grounded love,