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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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Use 2. It shows that it is a wicked opinion of the Papists that say, the bread in the Sacrament is a propitiatory sacrifice for the sins of the World, as they wrong Christ in his Advocation, so also in his propitiation, Heb. 10.10. if there had been need of another propitiation, his had been insufficient, but they ascribe this to the sacramental bread, to purgatory, and they say afflictions are satisfactions for our sins, and their own voluntary devotions are satisfactory, as whippings, and pilgrimages, and fastings, why if Christ be the propitiation, there needs no more but him.
Ʋse 2. It shews that it is a wicked opinion of the Papists that say, the bread in the Sacrament is a propitiatory sacrifice for the sins of the World, as they wrong Christ in his Advocation, so also in his propitiation, Heb. 10.10. if there had been need of another propitiation, his had been insufficient, but they ascribe this to the sacramentall bread, to purgatory, and they say afflictions are satisfactions for our sins, and their own voluntary devotions are satisfactory, as whippings, and pilgrimages, and fastings, why if Christ be the propitiation, there needs no more but him.
So also they wrong him, in adding other Advocates, as Angels, and Saints, especially the Virgin Mary.
Object. You will say you allow one friend to pray for another here on Earth, and to entreat God for him, and may not Saints in heaven pray for us, as well as Saints on Earth?
Object. You will say you allow one friend to pray for another here on Earth, and to intreat God for him, and may not Saints in heaven pray for us, as well as Saints on Earth?