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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. A fearful conscience lies in torment.
Doct. A fearfull conscience lies in torment.
Fear hath torment, and he speaks of the fear of death, but specially of judgement; where that fear is, there is torment, the word translated torment, [Greek or Hebrew], is elsewhere so translated, Mat. 25. ult. The torment here spoken of, is such a kind of torments as hell is, not for measure, but for kind. For the handling of this, we may see what the Scripture speaks of this torment in the several descriptions and metaphors.
Fear hath torment, and he speaks of the fear of death, but specially of judgement; where that fear is, there is torment, the word translated torment, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, is elsewhere so translated, Mat. 25. ult. The torment here spoken of, is such a kinde of torments as hell is, not for measure, but for kind. For the handling of this, we may see what the Scripture speaks of this torment in the severall descriptions and metaphors.
First, This torment is sometimes called pricking of conscience, Acts 2.37. they were pricked at their hearts with fear and shame for sin, though but a little before they scoffed at the Apostle, v. 13. yet now they were struck with such torments, as they knew not what to do.
First, This torment is sometimes called pricking of conscience,