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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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Use 1. It reproves the […] of men, when they content themselves with the love of the […] but are not solicitous to know whether that way be a way of […] hav• much self lo•• and false love […] may easily […] •ves. All this have I don• •ith the young […] 9.••. […] •oncei•ed of himself, an• his is […] are […] waded we do such things in lo••, when i• nothing so […] take […] upon trust have not so much wisdom as those that […] they, the• ••rely before they pay it. Why, everyday we that a […] of love to […], le• […] therefore we pay our debt in currant love. God […] not only tha• we •ould love our a brethren, but that we should know• […]

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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…

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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