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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.
Answ. 1. Look not at them with a partial or hypocritical eye, Mat. 7.3, 4, 5. But we must so look at the mote in their eye, as to see a beam in our own; we should see as great sins in our selves, or greater, if God did not restrain us, for we all have the same root of evil, and should break out into as bad distempers as any, if God did not hold us back.
Answ. 1. Look not at them wirh a partial or hypocriticall eye, Mat. 7.3, 4, 5. But we must so look at the mote in their eye, as to see a beam in our own; we should see as great sins in our selves, or greater, if God did not restrain us, for we all have the same root of evill, and should break out into as bad distempers as any, if God did not hold us back.
2. We must not observe them with a curious and censorious eye, for that is an inbred curiosity in us, that we love to be prying into other mens sins, not to heal them, but to censure them. This St. James reproves, ch. 3.1, 2, 3. Be not many M sters: that is be not of a Master-like spirit, be not busy in every mans matters, and censorious of them.
2. We must not observe them with a curious and censorious eye, for that is an imbred curiosity in us, that we love to be prying into other mens sins, not to heal them, but to censure them. This St. James reproves, ch. 3.1, 2, 3. Be not many M sters: that is be not of a Master-like spirit, be not busie in every mans matters, and censorious of them.
3 Look not at them with an envious, malicious eye. This Jeremiah complains of, ch. 20.10. All my familiars watched for my haltings. That's an envious eye, when a man watches for an advantage to undermine his Brother.