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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.
I know nothing by my self, that is, wherein I have failed yet am I not thereby justified, and this is the error of the Romish Church, if God give them any common graces, they look to be justified by them.
I know nothing by my selfe, that is, wherein I have failed yet am I not thereby justified, and this is the errour of the Romish Church, if God give them any common graces, they look to be justified by them.
2 Trust not on them for the life of your sanctification, for though they be true parts of sanctification, and we may look at them as precious talents, yet if you shall trust your graces, and go about your performances in the strength of grace received, you will want Christ, the life and power of Sanctification; you may have Christ, and he lye like a dead Christ in your hearts; though you have saving graces, yet know that the life of a Christian is not a life of graces, but a life of faith in Christ, Gal. 2.20. If you would have Christ live in you, you must live by your faith, fetch all your grace and strength from him, Isa. 40.30, 3•. If we go about any duty in our own strength, we shall utterly saint; but if we wait daily upon Christ, we shall renew our strength as Eagles, we shall mount above all straights and difficulties, our graces are too weak to carry us through in our Christian course, and therefore live upon Christ daily.
2 Trust not on them for the life of your sanctification, for though they be true parts of sanctification, and we may look at them as precious talents, yet if you shall trust your graces, and goe about your performances in the strength of grace received, you will want Christ, the life and power of Sanctification; you may have Christ, and he lye like a dead Christ in your hearts; though you have saving graces, yet know that the life of a Christian is not a life of graces, but a life of faith in Christ,