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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.
Doct. They that are in this world, us God himself is, they may have boldness to the day of judgement, Mat. 18.33. to the end.
Doct. They that are in this world, us God himslfe is, they may have boldnesse to the day of judgement, Mat. 18.33. to the end.
The which shows, that suppose a man should live in this world, with a confidence that all his sins are forgiven him, and in the mean time he grows straight hearted and bitter to his brethren; why ••on his sick bed or some other trial, the Lord takes him by the throat, and exacts the whole debt of his sins at his hands; or if before he have had good assurance of the pardon of his sins, yet he shall find such horror and anguish, that he believe […] his sins still lie on the score. If we want love, we cannot have boldness […] judgement, Christ had so furnished his Disciples with love, that thereby they abounded in much service to him and his, and these being men of love, they should not be afraid of Christs coming, but then he bids them lift up their heads with comfort, Luke 21.28.
The which shews, that suppose a man should live in this world, with a confidence that all his sins are forgiven him, and in the mean time he grows straight hearted and bitter to his brethren; why ••on his sick bed or some other tryall, the Lord takes him by the throat, and exacts the whole debt of his sins at his hands; or if before he have had good assurance of the pardon of his sins, yet he shall finde such horrour and anguish, that he believe 〈…〉 his sins still lie on the score. If we want love, we cannot have boldnesse 〈…〉 judgement, Christ had so furnished his Disciples with love, that thereby they abounded in much service to him and his, and these being men of love, they should not be afraid of Christs coming, but then he bids them lift up their heads with comfort,