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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.
2 It will keep your Consciences in Peace; when your Conscience checks you not, but bears you witness that you desire to do Gods will in truth, this brings great Peace.
2 It will keep your Consciences in Peace; when your Conscience checks you not, but bears you witnesse that you desire to do Gods will in truth, this brings great Peace.
3 It keeps your Grace sound, the more fruitful, and the more obedient; the more doth Grace increase; a Christian that lets his Grace lye at rest, it grows rusty, and he may doubt of the truth of his Grace; if any metal lye up and rust, we may suspect whether it be right or no; but if it be kept with continual use, we suspect it not; take a Christian that doth not exercise himself in Grace, he grows so rusty, that he suspects the truth of his Grace, but put thy grace to employment, let it be in continual use, and thou shalt easily ⟨p. 66⟩see it is good metal and currant; the employment of Graces proves the truth of them, therefore as we desire to keep our profession true, or our conscience clean, or our graces sound, keep in a daily course of obedience, always be doing good, and that from Gods Commandment.
3 It keeps your Grace sound, the more fruitfull, and the more obedient; the more doth Grace increase; a Christian that lets his Grace lye at rest, it grows rusty, and hee may doubt of the truth of his Grace; if any mettal lye up and rust, we may suspect whether it be right or no; but if it be kept with continual use, we suspect it not; take a Christian that doth not exercise himself in Grace, he grows so rusty, that he suspects the truth of his Grace, but put thy grace to employment, let it be in continual use, and thou shalt easily ⟨p. 66⟩see it is good metal and currant; the employment of Graces proves the truth of them, therefore as we desire to keep our profession true, or our conscience clean, or our graces sound, keep in a daily course of obedience, always be doing good, and that from Gods Commandment.