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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.
A fourth effect of life is this, life hath an expulsive power to expel that which is noisome and dangerous to it, it will cast it out either by purging, or sweat, or vomit, any noisome humour is burdensome to nature; so if grace be living, there is a power to expel every thing that is superfluous, much more what is noisome and hurtful, nature keeps nothing but what it converts to its own nourishment; so a Christian cuts away every superfluity, if it be a thing of no purpose, or no use to his calling, though it may to others, this he abandons, James 1.21. But that knowledge which may be either necessary or expedient for him, that a Christian retains, a Christian casts out that chiefly which is contrary to grace.
A fourth effect of life is this, life hath an expulsive power to expell that which is noysome and dangerous to it, it will cast it out either by purging, or sweat, or vomit, any noysome humour is burdensome to nature; so if grace be living, there is a power to expell every thing that is superfluous, much more what is noysome and hurtfull, nature keeps nothing but what it converts to its own nourishment; so a Christian cuts away every superfluity, if it be a thing of no purpose, or no use to his calling, though it may to others, this he abandons, James 1.21. But that knowledge which may be either necessary or expedient for him, that a Christian retains, a Christian casts out that chiefly which is contrary to grace.
1. Doubtings, for that is contrary to the life of grace. 2. It casts away all presumption, and self-dependence, perfect love casts out fear, and patience strives against frowardness, and every grace against its contrary, so that he may grow up to full holiness; the life of grace casts out the life of the world, so much of the world as is cumbersome to his spirit, so much a Christian lays down.
1. Doubtings, for that is contrary to the life of grace. 2. It casts away all presumption, and selfe-dependance, perfect love casts out fear, and patience strives against frowardnesse, and every grace against its contrary, so that he may grow up to full holinesse; the life of grace casts out the life of the world, so much of the world as is cumbersome to his spirit, so much a Christian lays down.