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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.
Doct. The observation of Christs Commandments, is the perfection of our love to Christ.
Those next words show the right honouring of Christ and your selves together; so as we may honour God, and he honour us; that is by Knowledge of our Fellowship with Christ, and by our duty so to walk, as he hath walked.
Those next words shew the right honouring of Christ and your selves together; so as we may honour God, and he honour us; that is by Knowledge of our Fellowship with Christ, and by our duty so to walk, as hee hath walked.
Hereby we know that we are in him.
By what? By the love in us? No, by keeping his Commandments, we know that we have Fellowship with him, though both be coincident; so then here is a promise, not only of their b•ing in Christ, but their knowing that they are in Christ,
By what? By the love in us? No, by keeping his Commandments, wee know that we have Fellowship with him, though both be coincident; so then here is a promise, not only of their bing in Christ, but their knowing that they are in Christ,