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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
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But were it a sin that might be pardoned, though with never so much difficulty, yet we ought to pray for it, and so much the more earnestly; therefore, seeing St John dissuades us from the usual remedy against sin, viz. prayer, therefore certainly its a sin unto death, that cannot be pardoned.
But were it a sin that might be pardoned, though with never so much difficulty, yet we ought to pray for it, and so much the more earnestly; therefore, seeing St John disswades us from the usuall remedy against sin, viz. prayer, therefore certainly its a sin unto death, that cannot be pardoned.
3. A third error hence refuted, is of those that conceive this sin is very rarely found, and more hardly to be discerned, but why doth St John write to common Christians not to pray for them? a sign they may be found and discerned.
3. A third errour hence refuted, is of those that conceive this sin is very rarely found, and more hardly to be discerned, but why doth St John write to common Christians not to pray for them? a signe they may be found and discerned.
Use 2. To teach all that would live long and see good days, to take heed of opposing and maligning the known truth. Many have conceived that this sin hath hardly been found in the world, except in Julian the Apostate, and such open enemies of Christ; I wish it were so rare, but are there not too many in the world, that have been enlightened and convinced of the truth of God, that those are the ways and servants of God, and yet rise up against them with open spite and disdain, and persecute them with malice and scorn? Is not this sin found too often in the Church? Many indeed of our Saviours persecutors did it out of ignorance, and our Saviours prayer was effectual for them, Father forgive them, they know not what they do: But there were of them that knew him to be the heir, and said, Come let us kill him,