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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. True they that do make a covenant with God often break, even as often as there is a thought, or word, or action that was not from Gods word, or mouth, or counsel, but this is our hope. 1. We have Christ for our surety of this covenant, Heb. 7.22. and he will make up all breaches; when therefore we break covenant with God, let us renew our humiliations, and be ashamed of our breach of covenant and charge our souls for it, and acknowledge, that as we have broken covenant with God, so might God justly break covenant with us, and if we thus return and humble our selves, then God will renew his covenant with us again.
Answ. True they that doe make a covenant with God often break, even as often as there is a thought, or word, or action that was not from Gods word, or mouth, or counsel, but this is our hope. 1. We have Christ for our surety of this covenant, Heb. 7.22. and he will make up all breaches; when therefore we break covenant with God, let us renew our humlliations, and be ashamed of our breach of covenant and charge our souls for it, and acknowledge, that as we have broken covenant with God, so might God justly breake covenant with us, and if we thus return and humble our selves, then God will renew his covenant with us again.
2. We have Christ by way of acceptance, this is expressed, Joh. 1.12. To as many as received him he gave them power to become the sons of God; to receive him, as divers express this place, is to receive him as a Father, as a King, as an Husband, but it may rather be conceived, that to receive Christ, is to receive him into an house or Temple, and this may be gathered from the precedent words, vers. 11. [Greek or Hebrew], is meant his own place or own home, for so it is used, Joh. 19.27. [Greek or Hebrew], he took her into his home, so as many as received him, as many as received him into their hearts, as into a Temple, when we thus receive him, we have him.