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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.
Try therefore whether you have the spirits of sons. Do you find in you the nature of Christ? do you find your selves invested with a Kingly Royal spirit? do you find in you the spirit of prophecy? do you find in you the state of Christ, that in the meanest condition you have a mighty power of Christ breathing in you? why, then it is evident you have the Spirit of God, but if we find we are not like him in his nature, we cannot pray or prophesy, then we have none of Gods Spirit.
Try therefore whether you have the spirits of sons. Doe you find in you the nature of Christ? do you find your selves invested with a Kingly Royall spirit? doe you find in you the spirit of prophesie? doe you find in you the state of Christ, that in the meanest condition you have a mighty power of Christ breathing in you? why, then it is evident you have the Spirit of God, but if we find we are not like him in his nature, we cannot pray or prophesie, then we have none of Gods Spirit.
Do we find our selves still in bondage to sin, lying under the fear and dominion of it? then we have not Gods Spirit in us, Gods Spirit would set us free from all bondage.
Do we finde our selves still in bondage to sin, lying under the fear and dominion of it? then we have not Gods Spirit in us, Gods Spirit would set us free from all bondage.
3 We are said to have the Son, when we have Christ not only for our Saviour, but for our Prince. Acts 5.31. Him hath God exalted to be a Prince and Saviour. To whom he is a Saviour, to them he is a Prince. It were dishonour, to God to save those whom he cannot rule, to deliver them from sin and Satan and yet leave them in their sins; God hath sent his Son not only to save but to rule us.