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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- 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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- Cotton, John, 1584-1652.
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- 1658.
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Books lately printed for
Thomas Parkhurst, at the Sign of the three Crowns, over against the great Conduit, at the lower end of Cheapside. -
A COMMENTARY UPON The First Epistle general OFJOHN. -
chapter - 1
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verse - 1
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Doct. And because there cannot be two Eternals, but one Eternall, and that is God; therefore he also is Eternall, God with the Father, and Holy Ghost. -
Doct. He that was from the beginning, truly God, was in the fullnesse of time, true man. -
Doct. If the Apostles saw and heard these things of the word of life, then blessed were they,Luke 10.22, 23. -
Doct. Christ in himselfe, and to us, is the word of life.
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- verse - 3, 4
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- verse - 4
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1 JOH. 1.6, 7.
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Doct. 1. Opinion and profession of fellowship with God, is no certain sign of true fellowship with him, opinion of Religion is no certain sign of Religion. -
Doct. A life led in ignorance and uncleannesse is a certain signe of Hypocry∣sie, to live so and professe Religion, or profession of Religion, joyned with a life led in ignorance and ungodlynesse, is a sure signe of Hypocrisie.
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- verse - 7
- 1 JOHN 1.7.
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verse - 8, 9
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Doct. Opinion, and Profession of perfect Holinesse, is an error wilfull, perni∣cious and dangerous. -
Doct. Ʋnfaigned confession of our sins to God, is the ready way to the pardon and healing of them. -
Doct. It is a filthy thing to lie in Sin unpardoned, or sin unpardoned is filthi∣nesse and uncleannesse, it is an unclean and filthy thing. -
Doct. All sin is unrighteousnesse, (and cleanse us from all unrighteousnesse, that is, from all sin.) -
Doct. Sin pardoned is ever cleansed, sin pardoned is sin cleansed, what sin God pardons, the same sin he cleanseth.
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- verse - 10
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verse - 1
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chapter - 2
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verse - 1, 2
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Doct. Such as are the Instruments under God of our Conversion, Justifica∣tion and Sanctification, they are to us as Spiritual Fathers, and we to them as little Children. -
Doct. 2. The end of dispencing any promise or convincement of our sinfull e∣state, is not to give liberty to sin, but to prevent sin in us. -
Doct. Every sinner hath Enemies, that before the Father in heaven plead against him. -
Doct. Every Child of God hath the Lord Jesus Christ in Heaven to plead his cause for him.
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verse - 5, 6
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Doct. The observation of Christs Commandments, is the perfection of our love to Christ. -
Doct. Sincere obedience to the Word of Christ, is both a certain and evident sign of our blessed Estate in Christ. -
Doct. It is the duty of all such as professe Fellowship with Christ, to walk as Christ walked; or the profession of Fellowship with Christ, ought to be joyned with imitation of Christ.
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verse - 7
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Doct. The Ministers of Christ are to acknowledge, even their little Children as their Brethren. -
Doct. The Ministers of Christ are carefully to avoyd all suspicion of novelty in all the Doctrines they teach, whether of faith or manners. -
Doct. True Antiquity in all Doctrines of the Apostles or Ministers, is that which fetches its original from the beginning. -
Doct. The Commandment to walk after Christs example is the old Doctrin that was taught to the Church in all Ages from the beginning of the World.
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- verse - 9, 10, 11
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verse - 12
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Doct The Children of God, of what growth or strength soever they be in Christ, they must be as little Children, whitheror -
Doct. The Apostles of Christ, when they could not be present with the Chil∣dren of God, they were willing to advertise them by writing of things behoveful. -
Doct. All the children of God have their sins forgiven them. -
Doct. God forgives the iniquity of his Saints for his name sake, Isa.43.25.
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verse - 13
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Doct. God hath his children among all sorts of Ages of men, some of them are aged, some young, some Babes in Nature, and in Grace. -
Doct. That Ministers of Jesus Christ, are to apply themselves and their Doctrine to several sorts and ages of men that they have to deale with. -
Doct. It is the duty of all sorts, and ages of Christians, to be conversant in reading of the Scripture. -
Doct. It is the duty of all Christians, yea even of Ministers, to carry them∣selves to old men as their Fathers. -
Doct. It is the honour of aged men, of fathers, when they know him which was from the beginning.
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verse - 13
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Doct. The chiefest of the glorious Creatures of God, may become the chiefest wicked one. -
Doct. Satan, as he is an enemy to all mankind so especially to young men. -
Doct. Satan may be overcome, and is often-times overcome, and disappoin∣ted of his hold, even by young men, against whom he had most ad∣vantage.
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- verse - 13
- verse - 14
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verse - 14
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Doct. Such Young-men as have their sins forgiven them, have the Word of God abiding in them. -
Doct. Such young men, as have the Word of God abiding in them, are strong young men, they are connexed together. -
Doct. Such young men as have the word of God abiding in them, they over∣come the wicked one, this is one reason of their victory, the abiding of the Word in them.
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verse - 15
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Doct. The World is not to be beloved of young or old. -
Doct. There is in our corrupt nature not only a love to the world, but also a love to our own lusts. -
Doct. The Lusts of the world, young and old are to be weaned from. -
Doct. It is not the having, but the love of the world, that keeps our hearts from the love of the Father.
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verse - 16
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Doct. All the sinfull dispositions, and courses of the World, are of these three sorts, either the lusts of the flesh, the lusts of the eye, or the pride of life. -
Doct. There is no lust in the world, can challenge or claime God for the Au∣thor or Fountaine of it. -
Doct. That which is not of the Father, the love of young men, and old, is to be weaned from. -
Doct. All the lusts in the World, are of the World. -
Doct. What comes from the World, the Children of God are to be weaned from. -
Doct. Old-men and Young-men are to be weaned from the lusts of the flesh. -
Doct. Young and old are to be weaned from any lusts of the eye. -
Doct. Pride of Life, Young and Old are to be weaned from.
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verse - 17
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Doct. The World, and all the Lusts thereof are of a transitory and fading condition. -
Doct. Such as doe the will of God, are not as the World and lusts of it, of a fading transitory condition, but they stand in a permanent abiding Estate. -
Doct. The disproportion that is betwixt the World, and the lusts thereof, and the Children of God that doe his Will, ought to weane them all from the love of the World, and the lusts thereof.
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verse - 18, 19, 20
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Doct. 1. The dayes under the New Testament are the last Times. -
Doct. That the Church of God was fore-warned of Antichrists aforehand. -
Doct. 3 In the days when St.John wrote this Epistle, many Antichrists were then come into the World. -
Doct. In the coming of these many Antichrists, that which was told aforehand of the coming of Antichrist, is in some measure fulfilled. -
Doct. Such is the condition of these last times, that they cannot be long with∣out an Antichrist.
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verse - 19
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Doct. 1. There are some in the Church, which may depart from the Church. -
Doct. 2 Such as depart from the Church, were never Members of the Church. -
Doct. Such as are true Members of the Church, do keep continual fellowship with the Church, and do never depart from the Church. -
Doct. It is a note of seducers, or Antichristian Teachers, to depart from the fellowship of the Church. -
Doct. 5. It is the holy end that God aims at, in giving up seducing corrupt spirits to Apostacy from the Church, that he might discover them that they were Hypocrites whilst they lived in the Church.
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- verse - 20
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verse - 21
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Doct. The Apostles writings were rather directed to such as know the truth, then such as know not the truth.Or thus, It is not the igno∣rance of the truth, but rather the knowledge of it, that occasioned the Apostles writings. -
Doct. 2. Such as have received from Christ the anoyntment of the Spirit, they know the truth.
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- verse - 22
- verse - 23
- verse - 24, 25
- verse - 25
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verse - 26
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Doct. There is good use to be made of the Scripture against false Teachers, even of those that want not the unction of the Spirit. -
Doct. 2 The Children of God are to look at false Teachers as Deceivers,2 Joh.7. 2 Cor.11.13. Rom.16.17, 18. -
Doct. 3. Sometimes in reproving and confuting of false Teachers, it is seasonable to conceal their names. -
Doct. 4. The desire and indeavour to deceive, is deceit.
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verse - 27
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Doct. EVery Child of God, even the least and the meanest have received the Ʋnction of the Spirit,of this we heard, vers. 20. -
Doct. The Children of God receive this Ʋnction of the Spirit from God, from the Father, and from Christ. -
Doct. 2. The Spirit which the Children of God have received of him, dwells in them for ever. -
Doct. 3 The annoynting of the Spirit, teacheth us all things,of which you heard, verse20. -
Doct. 4. The anonytment of the Spirit is so plentifull and sufficient, that we need not be taught better things, nor in a better manner, than the Spirit teacheth. -
Doct. 5. The Spirit of God in the hearts of his servants is not a spirit of de∣lusion, but of truth. -
Doct. 6. The anoyntment of Gods Spirit teacheth us our perseverance in Christ,i. e. doth assure us that we shall abide in him.
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verse - 28
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Doct. 1. The promise of perseverance in the state of Grace, doth not open a gap to carnal liberty, but rather gives us cause of encouragement to abide in Christ. -
Doct. 2. It is the duty of all Christians to abide in Christ,John 15.5. -
Doct. 3. Such as doe abide in Christ, doe with boldnesse expect, and without shame receive him at his coming.
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verse - 1, 2
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chapter - 3
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verse - 2
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That the Sons ef God ought to be the men of our love and delight, 3 Epist. Joh. 1.2, 5. 1 Pet. 2.11. Phil. 4.1. -
Doct. 2. That the ignorance that the world hath of Gods children, and our obscurity and weaknesse in the world, doth not hinder our present good estate in the world. -
Doct. 3. That the future glorious estate of Gods children is for the present an hidden estate,Col. 3.3, 4. -
Doct. 4. That when Christ shall appear in glory, then shall our glorious estate appear with him,Col 3.4. -
Doct. 5. We know we shall know him, because we shall see him, and this seeing of him shall make us like him. -
Doct. 6. That the beholding and seeing of Christ face to face, shall fashi∣on us to be like him, for we shall see him as he is,1 Cor.13.12. Heb.11.27. -
Doct. 7. Gods children doe know thus much, that when Christ shall appear, they shall be like him, and that they shall be made like him by see∣ing him as he is,Psal. 17.15.
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verse - 3
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Doct. 1. That every childe of God hath hope in Christ, to be made like him at his appearing. -
Doct. 2: That every Christian man that doth hope to be like Christ in glory hereafter, doth purge himselfe, to be like Christ in grace here▪ -
Doct. 3. The purity of Christ is the pattern of every Christians purity.Or thus: Every hopefull Christian makes Christs purity the pattern of his,1 Cor. 11.1. Heb. 12.12. Be ye followers of me, as I am of Christ.
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verse - 5
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Doct. That the end of Christ coming into the world, was to take away our sins. -
Doct. That Christ is spotlesse and pure from sin,Luk. 23.22, 41. -
Doct. The spotlesse innocency of Christ, is and ought to be an effectual motive to every hopefull Christian, to purge himselfe as Christ is pure,1 Pet. 1.16. Mat. 5. ult.
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verse - 6
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Doct. Every hopefull Christian that hath constant fellowship with Christ doth constantly avoyd sin. -
Doct. That the exemplary walking of the children of God, ought to be an effe∣ctuall motive to every Christian not to walke in the wayes of sin, but to purge themselves,1 Cor. 11.16. -
Doct. Whosoever sins had never any clear sound knowledg of the Lord Christ. hath not seen him.
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verse - 10
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Doct. The children of God, and the children of the Devill, are not so alike one to another, but that there may be found a manifest difference betwixt them, even in this world,Gal. 5.10. Mat. 7.20. -
Doct. Not onely commission of sin, but negligence of a Christian course of life, is a manifest signe, not of a child of God, but a child of the Devil. -
Doct. Not onely the hatred of our Brother, but the want of love to our Bre∣thren is a signe (not of a childe of God, but) of the devill,John 13.35. 1 Kings 18.17, 18:
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- verse - 13
- verse - 14
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- verse - 17
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verse - 18, 19
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Doct. That the love of christians one to another, ought not to be verball, or in world onely, but in deed, and in truth. Not in tongue, but in the truth of inward affection and deed, and performance,Psal. 16 2, 3. -
Doct The sincerity of our love to our Brethren, is the security of our con∣sciences and estates before God.
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verse - 23
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Doct. That in stead of loving God with all our hearts, the great and first com∣mandement now is, that we believe in the Name of the Lord Jesus. -
Doct. 2. The second great commandement is that we love one another. -
Doct. The rule of our love one to another, is not now as we love our selves, but as Christ hath loved us. -
Doct. There is not a more effectual means to the obtaining our petitions, then by growing up in practice of these two commandements, in believing on the Name of Christ, and love to our Brethren.
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chapter - 4
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verse - 1
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Doct. That every Minister is carryed away with one spirit or other; or else why doth St.John exhort them to try the spirits? -
Doct. That the people of God are firsttry the spirits of th r Ministers, before they trust them; they must first try the -
Doct. That many false Prophets even in the dayes of St.John the Apostle, were gone out into the world.
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verse - 4
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Doct. That there is in the Church of God two sorts of teachers, and two sorts of hearers, some of God, some of the world. -
Doct. That godly hearers and worldly teachers have a conflict,Jude v. 3. -
Doct. As there is a conflict between godly hearers, and worldly teachers, so godly hearers doe overcome.
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verse - 7, 8
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Doct. That it is the part of godly Ministers, to exhort themselves and their godly hearers to mutual love, both the people to love their Ministers, and the Ministers their people. -
Doct. That the springing of our love from God, should move Ministers and people to mutual love. -
Doct. That the love to our brethren, is a pledge of our birth-right,John 13.34.
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verse - 9
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Doct. That God doth not only bestow love upon his people, but it is his good pleasure to manifest it,Rom. 5.8, Psal. 98.2, 3. Isa. 52.10. -
Doct. That God bare love to us before he sent his Son to reconcile us to him∣self. -
Doct. God sending his only begotten Son into the world, is a manifest token of Gods love to us. -
Doct. That our life was the end why God sent Christ:Or thus; God there∣fore sent Christ, that we might live by him▪Joh. 1.10, 11.
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verse - 20, 21
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Doct. 1. That the hatred of a Christian brother, is an undoubted sign of hypocrisie of the profession of our love to God. -
Doct. 2. The sight of our brother is a stronger inducement to the love of him then any that hates hisrother, can have to the love of God. -
Doct. 3. True and sincere profession of christian Religion, doth as duely yeeld obedience to one commandement as to another.
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- verse - 21
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verse - 1
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chapter - 5
- verse - 1
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- verse - 4, 5
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- verse - 8
- verse - 9, 10
- verse - 10, 11, 12
- verse - 11
- verse - 11
- verse - 12
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verse - 13
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Doct. 1. This Epistle of John was written and delivered to believers only. -
Doct. 2. Such as doe believe on the Name of Jesus Christ, by reading the Epistles of John, may come to know they have eternal life. -
Doct. 3. It's one of the holy ends, and scope of the holy Scripture, that believers might belive.
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- verse - 14, 15
- verse - 16
- verse - 16
- verse - 16
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chapter - 1
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THE TABLE. The First Figure notes the Chapter, the second Figure notes the Verse.