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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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3. If he suffers the will of God, and lies under heavy temptations and afflictions; why, he waits on God, he lives by his faith, he knows that he that will come, shall come and will not tarry, Heb. 10.36, 37. in the mean time the just lives by faith, that is, quiets himself in dependence on Christ and expectation of his promise.
3. If he suffers the will of God, and lies under heavy temptations and afflictions; why, he waits on God, he lives by his faith, he knowes that he that will come, shall come and will not tarry, Heb. 10.36, 37. in the mean time the just lives by faith, that is, quiets himselfe in dependence on Christ and expectation of his promise.
Use 1. To refute a Popish Doctrine that teacheth, That faith may be common to Gods people with Hypocrites, and they profess no other faith, then what may be common to Hypocrites and Devils; and therefore they disclaim justification by faith, because if faith justify, then the Devils and Hypocrites, may be justified. But the Apostle speaks of a faith that flesh and blood cannot attain unto; therefore that which they call Catholic faith, to believe those Doctrines mala fide propounded by their Church is a fiction; the Devil believes better then they, he believes the word of God to be true: but to believe this to be true by a true and lively faith, is such a belief, as whereby we are born of God.
Ʋse 1. To refute a Popish Doctrine that teacheth, That faith may be common to Gods people with Hypocrites, and they professe no other faith, then what may be common to Hypocrites and Devills; and therefore they disclaim justification by faith, because if faith justifie, then the Devills and Hypocrites, may be justified. But the Apostle speaks of a faith that flesh and bloud cannot attain unto; therefore that which they call Catholique faith, to believe those Doctrines mala fide propounded by their Church is a fiction; the Devill believes better then they, he believes the word of God to be true: but to believe this to be true by a true and lively faith, is such a beliefe, as whereby we are born of God.