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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 5 › Verse 1
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1 JOHN Chap. V. Vers. 1. Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ, is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat, loveth him also that is begotten of him.
These words contain a third argument to confirm a truth delivered Chap. 4. vers. 20. which was, That the profession of the love of God, without the love of our Brethren, is but hypocrisy. In this verse the argument is drawn from the nearness of our Brother to that God whom we profess to love. He is as near as the begotten is to him that begat him; and the argument stands thus, if our Brother be begotten of God, then we cannot love him that begat, but we must love him also that is begotten; but our brother is born of God, which he proves by his faith, Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ, is born of God.
THese words contain a third argument to confirm a truth delivered Chap. 4. vers. 20. which was, That the profession of the love of God, without the love of our Brethren, is but hypocrisie. In this verse the argument is drawn from the nearnesse of our Brother to that God whom we profess to love. He is as near as the begotten is to him that begat him; and the argument stands thus, if our Brother be begotten of God, then we cannot love him that begat, but we must love him also that is begotten; but our brother is born of God, which he proves by his faith, Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ, is born of God.