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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
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.
1. Christ is a word of wisdom: for [Greek or Hebrew] is not only [Greek or Hebrew] but [Greek or Hebrew] ratio: now Wisdom is accidental, but ratio is essential to a humane soul: Now such a thing is Christ to his Father, he is the wisdom or reason to his Father, Prov. 8.23, 24: he is the begotten of his Father; they that write of the Trinity express it thu•, the Father from eternity considering and understanding himself, from this conceiving of the Father resulted the Image of himself, that was his Son, from them both resulted the holy Ghost.
1. Christ is a word of wisdome: for 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 is not onely 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 but 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 ratio: now Wisdome is accidental, but ratio is essential to a humane soul: Now such a thing is Christ to his Father, he is the wisdome or reason to his Father, Prov. 8.23, 24: he is the begotten of his Father; they that write of the Trinity expresse it thu•, the Father from eternity considering and understanding himselfe, from this conceiving of the Father resulted the Image of himselfe, that was his Son, from them both resulted the holy Ghost.
2. He is called the Word of God, as he is a word of representation, for [Greek or Hebrew], so Christ is the living Image of God, Heb. 1.3. the character of the Father, like a seal stamped in wax, they answer in every point.
2. He is called the Word of God, as he is a word of representation, for , so Christ is the living Image of God,