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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…

Name: A practical commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and uses upon the first…
Author: John Cotton

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 ...

John Cotton 1584–1652London: printed by M.S. for Thomas Parkhurst, 1658

[9], 431 [i.e. 423], [7] p. · 297k words · Wing C6452 · ESTC R5113

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A COMMENTARY UPON The First Epistle general OF JOHN. › Chapter 5 › Verse 2 › Doct. It is a behovefull point to a Christian ••s comfort, not onel…: Doct. It is a behovefull point to a Christian ••s comfort, not only to love Gods child…A COMMENTARY UPON The First Epistle general OF JOHN. › Chapter 5 › Verse 2 › Doct. It is a behovefull point to a Christian ••s comfort, not onel…: Doct. It is a behovefull point to a Christian ••s comfort, not onely to love Gods child…

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Reas. 1. From the assurance it will give us of our good estate before God, and of Gods protection of us in such an estate […] therefore if we know this, we know we are in a good estate. The love of our Brethren is an undoubted argument of our passage from death to life, 1 John 3.14. Therefore the knowing of this, must needs give us much comfort; nay, it not only gives me evidence, but it manifests to others that our estate is good, John 13.35. ⟨p. 349⟩Now, if we did not know out […] courages a Christian that others […] suspect himself; thus […]

Reas. 1. From the assurance it will give us of our good estate before God, and of Gods protection of us in such an estate 〈…〉 therefore if we know this, we know we are in a good estate. The love of our Brethren is an undoubted argument of our passage from death to life, 1 John 3.14. Therefore the knowing of this, must needs give us much comfort; nay, it not onely gives me evidence, but it manifests to others that our estate is good, John 13.35. ⟨p. 349⟩Now, if we did not know out 〈…〉 courages a Christian that others 〈…〉 suspect himselfe; thus 〈…〉

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Doct. The keeping of Gods commandments, and the easiness of that yoke, is an undoubted sign of our unfeigned love to God; that is, If we be willing to bear the yoke of Christ, and account it easy, that evidently argues that the love of God in our hearts is sincere.

Doct. The keeping of Gods commandements, and the easinesse of that yoke, is an undoubted signe of our unfained love to God; that is, If we be willing to bear the yoke of Christ, and account it easie, that evidently argues that the love of God in our hearts is sincere.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Doct. The keeping of Gods commandments, and the easiness of that yoke, is an undoubted sign of our unfeigned love to God; that is, If we be willing to bear the yoke of Christ, and account it easy, that evidently argues that the love of God in our hearts is sincere.

Doct. The keeping of Gods commandements, and the easinesse of that yoke, is an undoubted signe of our unfained love to God; that is, If we be willing to bear the yoke of Christ, and account it easie, that evidently argues that the love of God in our hearts is sincere.

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