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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.
4 From the glory of Gods grace. It's the glory of grace that it extends to the pardoning and healing of all sins besides; no sin of ignorance or infirmity, but grace can heal, the most presumptuous it can humble, but if a man man maliciously despise the Spirit of grace, God that is most jealous of the glory of his grace, will never have it abused by them.
4 From the glory of Gods grace. It's the glory of grace that it extends to the pardoning and healing of all sins besides; no sin of ihnorance or infirmity, but grace can heal, the most presumptuous it can humble, but if a man man maliciously despise the Spirit of grace, God that is most jealous of the glory of his grace, will never have it abused by them.
Use 1. Of refutation of some ancient tenets about this sin. The Schoolmen say it is one of those six sins, as Aquinas reckons them up, either despair, or presumption, or opposing the known truth, or envying the graces of others, or obstinate purpose in sin, or final impenitency; but many of those may be found in those whom God afterwards receives to mercy. There hath been found despair even in Gods own servants, Psal. 31, 22. And as for presumption, Nathan chargeth David that had despised the commandment of the ⟨p. 427⟩Lord. And that was a sin of presumption, Num: 16.30, 31. for oppugning the known truth. Herod put John in prison, and to death; Darius cast Daniel into the Lyons den, both against their conscience, and yet neither of them sinned against the holy Ghost, because they were both sorry for it. Asa put the Prophet in prison. For envying the graces of others, it was found in Joshua, Num. 11.28.29. For obstinate purpose in sin, its found in every one that sins presumptuously, 2 Sam. 24.1, to 4. For final impenitency, that it is not the sin against the holy Ghost, because St. John then would not have given order not to pray for them, for final impenitency cannot be discerned till death, and so St. Johns direction had been but frivolous.