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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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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.
Ʋse 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.
Use 3 It may exhort such as have a good opinion of their own estate, and make a profession of it, it may teach all such, seriously to consider whether they be well grounded, for a man may be deceived in it; if we say we have fellowship, and yet walk in darkness, we lye; a man would be loath to be cozened in a piece of gold; why, what are thousands of gold and silver, to have all his estate and body current, and strong, and to have his heart unsound and counterfeit, all current but his own soul? what greater confusion than the cutting off a mans hopes? for a man to live all his days in a good hope, and at death to have his hopes to fail him, this confounds his Spirit; therefore take not all for gold that glisters.
Ʋse 3 It may exhort such as have a good opinion of their own estate, and make a profession of it, it may teach all such, seriously to consider whether they be well grounded, for a man may be deceived in it; if we say we have fellowship, and yet walk in darnesse, we lye; a man would be loath to be cozened in a piece of gold; why, what are thousands of gold and silver, to have all his estate and body current, and strong, and to have his heart unsound and counterfeit, all current but his own soul? what greater confusion than the cutting off a mans hopes? for a man to live all his dayes in a good hope, and at death to have his hopes to fail him, this confounds his Spirit; therefore take not all for gold that glisters.