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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.
Reas. 1. From the pleasure God takes to knit the members of his body together, now no better means to knit them then to make them useful one to another, 1 Cor. 12.21, 22. So Jobs friends should not prevail by their own prayers, but they should all be beholding to Job whom they had wronged.
2. From the ointment of Christ that is poured on the head of every believer. This honour have all his Saints▪ that they shall become intercessors for others. What is said of Christ, Rom. 8.34. the same word is used of our prayers, 2 Tim. 4.1. James 5.15.
2. From the oyntment of Christ that is poured on the head of every believer. This honour have all his Saints▪ that they shall become intercessors for others. What is said of Christ, Rom. 8.34. the same word is used of our prayers, 2 Tim. 4.1. James 5.15.
Use. Its a ground of much encouragement to all that see their Brethren sin a sin not unto death, to pray for them; be it a sin of covetousness; nay, be it a sin of frowardness, which is of a deep nature; yet the Lord promiseth to hear us for them,