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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.
Obj. You will say, you have dealt plainly with God, as far as you can tell?
Answ. I ask you, hath your Confession been serious, heartily grieving for dishonouring of God, giving him the praise of his Justice, that you have deserved nothing but Hell, and do you magnify his Mercy, and humble your Souls? why in this case God may suspend the feeling of pardon, but you are in the way to pardon: would you commit those sins again you confess? do you hate and abhor them? then you are cleansed from them; if sin be your greatest burden, then it is pardoned: and you could not be cleansed from sin unless sin were pardoned; for the same blood of Christ mortifies Sin, that justifies us: Therefore as ever you desire to find pardon, go to God, confess your Sins, deal plainly and seriously, that your hearts may be humbled, and you shall find pardon; he doth not indeed limit the time, he may make good this promise, to some sooner, to some later; but there is none but he will make it good to them, if they wait upon him.
Answ. I ask you, hath your Confession been serious, heartily grieving for dishonouring of God, giving him the praise of his Justice, that you have deserved nothing but Hell, and doe you magnifie his Mercy, and humble your Souls? why in this case God may suspend the feeling of pardon, but you are in the way to pardon: would you commit those sins again you confesse? do you hate and abhor them? then you are cleansed from them; if sin be your greatest burthen, then it is pardoned: and you could not be cleansed from sin unless sin were pardoned; for the same bloud of Christ mortifies Sin, that justifies us: Therefore as ever you desire to finde pardon, go to God, confesse your Sins, deal plainly and seriously, that your hearts may be humbled, and you shall finde pardon; he doth not indeed limit the time, he may make good this promise, to some sooner, to some later; but there is none but he will make it good to them, if they wait upon him.