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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.
2. It breeds in some a flying from the presence of […] that they dare not read or pray, they are afraid the earth should swallow […] up, and God suddenly consume them; so Cain when he was pursued wit• horror of conscience, he fled from the presence of God, from Adams family, from the Church.
2. It breeds in some a flying from the presence of 〈…〉 that they dare not read or pray, they are afraid the earth should swallow 〈…〉 up, and God suddenly consume them; so Cain when he was pursued wit• •orror of conscience, he fled from the presence of God, from Adams family, from the Church.
3. This fear sometimes brings destruction, when the soul is so wearied with sense of horrors, with cares and watchings, that the brain grows frenzy, so that you can be able to do them no good, till God puts in his help, Psal. 88.15, 16. This was Heman's case, through the terrors of God, he was distracted, yet when God healed his spirit, he grows one of the wisest men upon the earth, except Solomon.
3. This fear sometimes brings destruction, when the soule is so wearied with sence of horrours, with cares and watchings, that the brain growes frenzy, so that you can be able to doe them no good, till God puts in his help, Psal. 88.15, 16. This was Hemans case, through the terrours of God, he was distracted, yet when God healed his spirit, he grows one of the wisest men upon the earth, except Solomon.