A practicall commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and vses upon the first Epistle generall of John by ... John Cotton ...

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Title: A practicall commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and vses upon the first Epistle generall of John by ... John Cotton ...
Author: Cotton, John, 1584-1652.
Publication: London :: Printed by M.S. for Thomas Parkhurst ...,; 1658.
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Doct. The observation of Christs Commandments, is the perfection of our love to Christ.

Those next words shew the right honouring of Christ and your selves to∣gether; 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, wee 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,