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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…

Name: A practical commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and uses upon the first…
Author: John Cotton

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 ...

John Cotton 1584–1652London: printed by M.S. for Thomas Parkhurst, 1658

[9], 431 [i.e. 423], [7] p. · 297k words · Wing C6452 · ESTC R5113

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A COMMENTARY UPON The First Epistle general OF JOHN. › Chapter 5 › Verse 16 › Doct. A believing Christian is not to hide his eyes from beholding…: Doct. A believing Christian is not to hide his eyes from beholding and observing the si…A COMMENTARY UPON The First Epistle general OF JOHN. › Chapter 5 › Verse 16 › Doct. A beleeving Christian is not to hide his eyes from beholding…: Doct. A beleeving Christian is not to hide his eyes from beholding and observing the si…

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If any man see his Brother sin, he may see it, and ought to see it, Gal. 2.14. St. Paul did not turn away his eyes from seeing Peters dissembling, but took notice of it, and reproved him, Heb. 3.12, 13. Take heed lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief. He speaks not only of a mans self, but of his Brother, that ye have not an evil heart, and therefore he propounds a means to help them, and that is exhorting one another. This the Apostle exhorts us to, Heb. 10.24.

If any man see his Brother sin, he may see it, and ought to see it, Gal. 2.14. St. Paul did not turn away his eyes from seeing Peters dissembling, but took notice of it, and reproved him, Heb. 3.12, 13. Take heed lest there be in any of you an evill heart of unbeliefe. He speaks not only of a mans selfe, but of his Brother, that ye have not an evill heart, and therefore he propounds a means to help them, and that is exhorting one another. This the Apostle exhorts us to, Heb. 10.24.

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Reas. 1. From the love we owe to our Brethren. God requires larger love towards our Brethren then towards our Ox or Ass, and yet God requires that if we see them lying under their burden, we should help them up, Deut. 22.4. Now if God require so much help to their beast, much more to our Brethren's souls, that if we see them going astray, or sinking under the burden of sin, we should raise them up again.

Reas. 1. From the love we owe to our Brethren. God requires larger love towards our Brethren then towards our Oxe or Asse, and yet God requires that if we see them lying under their burthen, we should help them up,

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