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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 5. For Christians that have their sins pardoned, and are in Christ, though it be thus with you, yet you are not to think that you have no need of Christ, for were you as St. John, and the Apostles Pillars, yet you have need of an Advocate, and Propitiation still, for in many things you sin daily, and fall out with God, so that if God should fall out with us as often as we with him, we should never have peace, therefore still go to Christ, entreat him to be your Atonement from day to day, Christ is not only a Peace-maker, but a Peace-keeper; we daily offend God, or others, or our selves, and therefore stand daily in need of Christs mediation.
Ʋse 5. For Christians that have their sins pardoned, and are in Christ, though it be thus with you, yet you are not to think that you have no need of Christ, for were you as St. John, and the Apostles Pillars, yet you have need of an Advocate, and Propitiation still, for in many things you sin daily, and fall out with God, so that if God should fall out with us as often as we with him, we should never have peace, therefore still goe to Christ, intreat him to be your Attonement from day to day, Christ is not only a Peace-maker, but a Peace-keeper; we daily offend God, or others, or our selves, and therefore stand daily in need of Christs mediation.
We have much need of Christs Spirit to help us in our prayers.
We have much need of Christs Spirit to helpe us in our prayers.
Use 6. Of consolation to every Christian soul, to consider in the midst of our sins, that we have Christ for our propitiation, to keep our peace with ⟨p. 56⟩God, there is not a day passeth over our heads wherein we fall not out with God, and if Christ should not put in, what would become of us? but here is the comfort, Christ is our propitiation, and therefore it is certain and sure that he is more able to keep our peace than we are to break it; and besides, he hath taken it upon him, he hath made it his Office to be an Atonement between God and us; and here is also further comfort, that he hath not only been a means of reconciliation, but he hath manifested it unto us, he hath brought us to see Gods face with comfort.