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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. I take it to be a kind of [Greek or Hebrew], in this slender expression he intends much more then he expresseth; If any man love not; that is, if any man hate the Lord Jesus Christ, if he have partaken in the gifts and graces of Christ, if he have received nor only Baptism, but tasted of the sweetness and goodness of his grace, if after he come to oppose and malign Christ and his ways, Let such a man be Anathema Maranatha.
Answ. I take it to be a kind of 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, in this slender expression he intends much more then he expresseth; If any man love not; that is, if any man hate the Lord Jesus Christ, if he have partaken in the gifts and graces of Christ, if he have received nor onely Baptisme, but tasted of the sweetnesse and goodnesse of his grace, if after he come to oppose and maligne Christ and his wayes, Let such a man be Anathema Maranatha.
Reas. 1. From the despite such persons do to the chief means and help of prayer, one is the Spirit of grace, for the Spirit of grace is the Spirit of supplication, Zech. 12.10. Now they that despite the Spirit of grace, the Spirit is so grieved, that it will not assist us in any prayer we make for such, Heb. 10.29.
Reas. 1. From the despight such persons doe to the chiefe means and help of prayer, one is the Spirit of grace, for the Spirit of grace is the Spirit of supplication, Zech. 12.10. Now they that despight the Spirit of grace, the Spirit is so grieved, that it will not assist us in any prayer we make for such, Heb. 10.29.