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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.
Use 1. It reproves the dangerous sin of such as neither rely on Christ, nor roll towards him, St. John tells us, we make God a liar, a fearful thing for mortal men, to make the God of truth a God of lies; now if we make God a liar, we make him no God at all; if we live in unbelief, we live in Atheism; all such as find not their hearts resting on God, or rolling towards him, they make God a liar, and there is no truth in them, for if we did but believe that eternal life were to be found in Christ, we would not rest till we were assured of it; if we know of any Inheritance left us, we will •ow from one end of the land to the other to obtain it; so if we believed that the treasure of salvation were laid up in Christ, we should never rest rolling towards him, till we had got possession thereof.
Ʋse 1. It reproves the dangerous sin of such as neither relye on Christ, nor rowl towards him, St. John tels us, we make God a lyar, a fearfull thing for mortal men, to make the God of truth a God of lyes; now if we make God a lyar, we make him no God at all; if we live in unbelief, we live in Atheism; all such as find not their hearts resting on God, or rowling towards him, they make God a lyar, and there is no truth in them, for if we did but believe that eternal life were to be found in Christ, we would not rest till we were assured of it; if we know of any Inheritance left us, we will •ow from one end of the land to the other to obtain it; so if we believed that the treasure of salvation were laid up in Christ, we should never rest rowling towards him, till we had got possession thereof.
Use 2. May stir us up never to rest, till we have brought our hearts to rely upon Christ, to lean on him, to roll towards him, if we do not this, we are Atheists; therefore as we desire to make God, a God of truth, let •s never rest, till we have found our hearts relying on him. Psal. 132.•. to 6. It was a notable resolution of David, in the midst of all his bles, that he would not give himself rest, till he had prepared as habitation for God, so let us never cease rolling towards Christ, till at length we find our selves resting on him.