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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.
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Beginning, what it signifies, 1. 1. Believers may be assured their prayers are heard, 5.19. Blood of Christ, how it cleanses, 1. 7. For Christ came by Blood, 5. 6. Boldness with God, and peace of Conscience go together, 4. 3. Boldness mortifies fear and shame, 4. 17. Perfect love assures of Boldness at the day of judgment, Ib. The sight of our Brother is a stronger inducement to love him, then any hater of his Brother can have to love God, 4. 20. He that hates his Brother will find less cause to love God then his Brother, Ib.
Beginning, what it signifies, 1. 1. Believers may be assured their prayers are heard, 5.19. Blood of Christ, how it cleanses, 1. 7. For Christ came by Blood, 5. 6. Boldnesse with God, and peace of Conscience goe together, 4. 3. Boldnesse mortifies fear and shame, 4. 17. Perfect love assures of Boldnesse at the day of judgment, Ib. The sight of our Brother is a stronger inducement to love him, then any hater of his Brother can have to love God, 4. 20. He that hates his Brother will find lesse cause to love God then his Brother, Ib.
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Cards and Dice unlawful, 2. 16. Certainty is a property of the Apostles Doctrine, 1. 3. The Chiefest creatures may be wicked, 2. 13. Gods Children must be as little Children. 2. 12. Its comfortable to know we are Gods Children, 5. 1. God hath his Children among all Ages of men, 2. 13. Little Children may know that God is their Father, Ib. note this against the Anabaptists. How little Children, must be trained up, Ib. Christs active and Passive obedience must not be separated in cleansing, 1. 7. Christ pure from sin, 3. 5. this should be an effectual means to purge us, Ib. Christ came to dissolve the work of the Devil, 3. 8. Christs death the manifestation of Gods love, 3. 16. Christians must be ready to dye for their Brethren, Ib. True Church-members never depart from the Church, 2. 19.