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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. Obedience in the Lord is required of Hearers, Phil. 2.22. speaking of Timothy, saith he, Ye know the proof of him, how as a Son with the Father he served with me in the Gospel, he makes it his commendation, he never commanded any duty to him, but he readily obeyed him as a Child his Father, he showed professed obedience to the Gospel of Christ; so people are to yield obedience to the Gospel of Christ, which they receive from their Ministers.
3. Obedience in the Lord is required of Hearers, Phil. 2.22. speaking of Timothy, saith he, Ye know the proof of him, how as a Son with the Father he served with me in the Gospel, he makes it his commendation, he never commanded any duty to him, but he readily obeyed him as a Childe his Father, he shewed professed obedience to the Gospel of Christ; so people are to yeeld obedience to the Gospell of Christ, which they receive from their Ministers.
Now on the other side, it also teacheth Ministers wherein to show their Fatherhood to their people, not only in begetting Children, for that is the least part of Paternity, but they are not then to leave them, for still there are some Corruptions cleaving to Children from the Womb, which if they be not helped against, they will perish, Ezek. 16.4. so Ministers will be but Murderers, if when they have begotten Children by the Seed of the Word, they leave them to their rawness, and corruptions of their own hearts, and do not help them against them, and help them to grow in grace, and make progress in Christianity.
Now on the other side, it also teacheth Ministers wherein to shew their Fatherhood to their people, not onely in begetting Children, for that is the least part of Paternity, but they are not then to leave them, for still there are some Corruptions cleaving to Children from the Wombe, which if they be not helped against, they will perish,