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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.
Again consider, are there any lusts in us that we desire to be spared in, and would not be saved from? Why, then we have not Christ for our Saviour. So consider, Have we Christ for our Prince? Do we subject every thought unto him? Dost thou not entertain an evil thought? if they rush in upon thee, dost thou strive to thrust them out? Then thou hast Christ for thy Prince. But if thou findest evil thoughts in thy heart, and sufferest them to rest in thee. Dost thou make God to serve a wearisome service from month to month, and year to year, and over burden his patience and mercy? Then Christi ⟨p. 396⟩not thine. If thou lookest at him as thy Prince, he should have the best service thou couldst afford him.
Again consider, are there any lusts in us that we desire to be spared in, and would not be saved from? Why, then we have not Christ for our Saviour. So consider, Have we Christ for our Prince? Do we subject every thought unto him? Dost thou not entertain an evill thought? if they rush in upon thee, dost thou strive to thrust them out? Then thou hast Christ for thy Prince. But if thou findest evil thoughts in thy heart, and sufferest them to rest in thee. Dost thou make God to serve a wearisome service from moneth to moneth, and year to year, and over burthen his patience and mercy? Then Christi ⟨p. 396⟩not thine. If thou lookest at him as thy Prince, he should have the best service thou couldst afford him.
A third head of signs whereby we may know whether we have Christ or no, is expressed in the text, He that hath the Son, hath life. For we may as well argue from having of life that we have the Son, as from the having of the Son that we have use; they are reciprocal, he that hath the Son hath life, and he that hath life hath the Son.
A third head of signes whereby we may know whether we have Christ or no, is exprest in the text, He that hath the Son, hath life. For we may as well argue from having of life that we have the Son, as from the having of the Son that we have use; they are reciprocall, he that hath the Son hath life, and he that hath life hath the Son.