A34689:4169
A34689:4169
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.
For some might say, What though I love not my brother? he is full of weaknesses and failings, yet I can love God, for […] more cause, the Apostle tells you the sight of your brother is a greater oc•••s•on to love him, then any that hates his brother, can have to love God […] a true indeed, he that loves his Brother, hath more cause to love God then his Brother, but he that hates his brother, shall find less cause to love God then his brethren.
For some might say, What though I love not my brother? he is full of weaknesses and failings, yet I can love God, for 〈…〉 more cause, the Apostle tells you the sight of your brother is a greater oc•••s•on to love him, then any that hates his brother, can have to love God 〈…〉 a true indeed, he that loves his Brother, hath more cause to love God then his Brother, but he that hates his brother, shall find lesse cause to love God then his brethren.
By sight is meant not only viewing the face, but to have familiarity and fellowship with him, to have daily intercourse and commerce with him, now this much furthers love.
By sight is meant not only viewing the face, but to have familiarity and fellowship with him, to have dayly intercourse and commerce with him, now this much furthers love.
Reas. 1. From the strength that is in daily commerce together to procure love.
Reas. 1. From the strength that is in dayly commerce together to procure love.
Our brother doth many things in our sight; which might justly win our love, we see many good parts in them, many good offices which they do to us, and we to them, which much increases our love, the more we see our brothers, and communicate good one to another, the more we love them.
Our brother doth many things in our sight; which might justly winn our love, we see many good parts in them, many good offices which they doe to us, and we to them, which much increases our love, the more we see our brothers, and communicate good one to another, the more we love them.
Reas. 2. From the little cause a man hath to love God that hates his brother; take a man that is estranged from his brother, he is much more estranged from God.
1 Such a man hath no faith in God, that wants love to his brother, for faith works by love.
2 He can have no sense of Gods love, for God never reveals sensible love to such, as have no love to these brethren, and then how can we love God, if we have no sense of his love to us?
3 Much less can he have experience of Gods love to him, for he never had it.
3 Much lesse can he have experience of Gods love to him, for he never had it.
4 You will say, he may have reason to love God, for many bounties of God towards him; I, but what reason can such have to think, that God gives them these in love? and therefore he will have little cause to love God; if he find in his heart no reason to love his brother, he will find less reason to love God.
4 You will say, he may have reason to love God, for many bounties of God towards him; I, but what reason can such have to think, that God gives them these in love? and therefore he will have little cause to love God; if he find in his heart no reason to love his brother, he will find lesse reason to love God.
Use 1. To stir us up to hasten out of this sinful lust of hatred towards our brethren, for though we may think we have more cause to love God then them, yet truly we shall find if we be willing to part with our Brother, we shall be more willing to part with God.
Ʋse 1. To stirr us up to hasten out of this sinfull lust of hatred towards our brethren, for though we may think we have more cause to love God then them, yet truly we shall find if we be willing to part with our Brother, we shall be more willing to part with God.
Object. But this man hath done me much wrong, but God never did me any.
Answ. If he hath wronged thee, and thou seest him daily, pity him the more strive to heal it, and redress it, if thou canst not do it, thou canst not look that God should ever pardon thee.
Answ. If he hath wronged thee, and thou seest him daily, pity him the more strive to heal it, and redresse it, if thou canst not doe it, thou canst not look that God should ever pardon thee.
The second argument the Apostle lays down why we should love our brethren is from the equal cause we have of both, and it is from Gods Commandment to love both.
The second argument the Apostle layes down why we should love our brethren is from the equall cause we have of both, and it is from Gods Commandement to love both.