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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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3 Some are drawn on through mere compulsion of conscience, and yet live in darkness; some have gifts in prayer, and preaching, and zeal, as Jehu had, and joy in the word, as Herod, yet because they walked in darkness, they had no Fellowship with God.
3 Some are drawn on through meer compulsion of conscience, and yet live in darknesse; some have gifts in prayer, and preaching, and zeal, as Jehu had, and joy in the word, as Herod, yet because they walked in darknesse, they had no Fellowship with God.
Use 1 A ground of comfort to such as are afraid that they are Hypocrites, and are much discouraged, and think they have no fellowship with God, why this may comfort them; if there be some that say▪ they have Fellowship with God, and have not, so contra, some may think and say they have no Fellowship with him, and yet may have.
Ʋse 1 A ground of comfort to such as are afraid that they are Hypocrites, and are much discouraged, and think they have no fellowship with God, why this may comfort them; if there be some that say▪ they hav Fellowship with God, and have not, so contra, some may think and say they have no Fellowship with him, and yet may have.
Use 2 It confutes the Papists, that say we teach that mens opinion is Faith, and a man is justified by persuasion; but we do not say that every opinion and persuasion is a good argument of justifying Faith, but that kind of persuasion and opinion, that is built upon Gods Testimony, upon the Testimony of the Word and Spirit, that is a divine justifying Faith, otherwise we say many a mans persuasion is built on self-love, or some Common Graces.