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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
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Doct. 2. The preventing love of God to us, is the effectual cause of our love to God.
The love he here speaks of, is such a love as casts out fear of judgement, and therefore must needs be a securing love.
The love he here speaks of, is such a love as casts out feare of judgement, and therefore must needs be a securing love.
1. Objectivè, By setting us a pattern of love; but that's not all, for all have read and heard of the great love of God to us.
2 Physicè, by working something in us, which makes us to love him. Jer. 31.3. With loving kindness have I drawn thee, and this is not only a moral drawing, by propounding some suitable object, as an horse is drawn by a lock of Hay, for that's a leading rather then a drawing; but Gods drawing us is not only by propounding fit arguments, but by a physical, or rather hyper physical work of his Spirit, he makes us of unwilling to be willing to follow him; objects do not give us a new heart, but God is said to give us a new heart,