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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.
For explication.
How do these two great benefits, confidence and knowledge of granting our prayers, spring from what St. John hath written in this Epistle?
Answ. Five things concur to this confidence, and all of them insisted upon by St. John in this Epistle.
1. Our adoption expressed by St. John, ch. 3.1. He wonders at the admirable love of God, not only indebasing of himself to behold things here below, as David did, Psal. 113.4, to 8. but in looking on us poor earth-worms, and raising us up to be Sons and daughters to God: So that this is the first ground of our confidence in prayer, viz. our adoption, that we are Sons of God, Gal. 4.5, 6.