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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.
Answ. As to believe on Christ, is to rest on him, as a stone on the foundation, so there is a believing on Christ, when the heart yet rests not one Christ, but rolls it self on Christ, and that may be done, while the heart is yet in motion. Resting is a settledness of condition, but rolling is an unsettled tumbling about, sometimes rolls one way, sometimes another; yet such a Christian believes on Christ, because he is rolling towards him; that so he may lie on him, Psal. 37.5. Commit thy ways to the Lord, in the original, roll thy ways upon God, lean thy soul that way, that is done by rolling thy self towards him, that thou mightst rest on him, Prov. 3.6. Trust on the Lord with all thy heart, lean not on thy own wisdom: a man may be said to lean that way, whereon he is not yet settled.
Answ. As to believe on Christ, is to rest on him, as a stone on the foundation, so there is a believing on Christ, when the heart yet rests not one Christ, but rowls it selfe on Christ, and that may be done, while the heart is yet in motion. Resting is a setlednesse of condition, but rowling is an unsetled tumbling about, sometimes rowls one way, sometimes another; yet such a Christian believes on Christ, because he is rowling towards him; that so he may lie on him, Psal. 37.5. Commit thy ways to the Lord, in the original, rowl thy ways upon God, lean thy soul that way, that is done by rowling thy selfe towards him, that thou mightst rest on him, Prov. 3.6. Trust on the Lord with all thy heart, lean not on thy own wisdome: a man may be said to lean that way, whereon he is not yet setled.
Quest. When is a man said to lean on Christ?