A34689:775
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.
Doct. Every sinner hath Enemies, that before the Father in heaven plead against him.
If any man sin, &c. there were no use of an Advocate to plead for us, if we had none to accuse us, and plead against us; we no sooner sin, but we have accusations put up in heaven against us, and so our Advocate puts in for us; what be these adversaries?
1 Our own sins, they plead against us, and accuse us day and night, some sins do in a special manner plead against us, and those are crying sins, Gen. 4.10. the murder of Abel was a crying sin, Gen. 18.20. the sins of Sodom cried, and Ezek. 16.49. there are four things of Sodom mentioned, which cried to heaven for Vengeance, Pride, Idleness, Intemperance, Unmercifulness to the poor; so sometimes detaining the labourers wages, James 5.4. so also oppression, Exod. 22.22.27. these are special crying sins, because they will give God no rest, till he hath revenged them in this World, they will not stay till the last judgment, but call for present judgment; but all sins do speak in the Lords ear, and call for vengeance against us.