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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.
Thirdly, It begets love, and that love constrains us to good, and restrains us from evil, 2 Cor. 5.14. so that both Law and Gospel dehort us from sin.
Thirdly, It begets love, and that love constraines us to good, and restrains us from evill, 2 Cor. 5.14. so that both Law and Gospel dehort us from sin.
Use 1. Of direction to Ministers what course to take.
Ʋse 1. Of direction to Ministers what course to take.
Two points of Wisdom are hence to be learned.
Two points of Wisdome are hence to be learned.
First, If any misconstruction may arise from your Doctrine, wisely to prevent it, St. John saw there would arise an encouragement to sin, from one Doctrine he had delivered, and a discouragement from fighting against sin from another, therefore he tells them, These things I write, that ye sin not, but if any man sin, &c.