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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
A COMMENTARY UPON The First Epistle general OF JOHN. › Chapter 4 › Verse 19
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.
1 From the eff••• of love, perfect love casts out fear. 2 From the •nct of fear, Fear hath torment, therefore love that is a quiet peaceable gr• cannot stand with it. 3 From the •oundnesse of fear, he that fears is not perfect in love.
The fourth argument is taken from the cause of love, which is Gods love to us, if we love God, because God loved us first, then perfect love casts out fear, but we do so: Ergo. For this is the nature of love, it makes us look at God as good and merciful to us, and therefore love casts out all fear of evil from the hand of God.
In this 19 verse observe two parts.
1 The freedom of Gods love to us, he loved us, not because we loved him, but he first loved us.