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A34689	A practicall commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and vses upon the first Epistle generall of John by ... John Cotton ...	Cotton, John, 1584-1652.; R. D. (Roger Drake), 1608-1669.; Scott, Chr. (Christopher), fl. 1655.	1658 (1658)	Wing C6452; ESTC R5113	587,691	443

other arguments that the ensuing Sermons were preached by Mr. John Cotton whose name is so deservedly precious among the Saints of God that it cannot but incourage them to read them and hath invited me to allow them to be printed for the publick good Edmund Calamy 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 Learned Commentary or Exposition upon the first Chapter of the second Epistle to the Corinthians by Dr. Richard Sibbs published for publick good by Thomas Manton Folio There is newly come forth Mr. William Fenner his Continuation of Christs Alarm to drowsie Saints with a Treatise of effectuall Calling The Killing Power of the Law The Spiritual watch New Birth A Christians ingrafting into Christ A Treatise on the Sabbath which were never before printed bound in one Volume Fol. and may be he had alone of them that have his other Works as well as bound with all his former Works which are now newly Printed in the same Volume with this Truth brought to light and discovered by time or an Historical Narration of the first fourteen years of King James in 4o. The Journal or Diary of a thankful Christian wherein is contained Directions for the right method of keeping and using according to the Rules of Practise a Day-book of National and publick personal and private passages of Gods providence to help Christians to thankfulnesse and experience By John Beudle Minister of the Gospel at Barnstone in Essex large 8o. Mr. Robinsons Christians Armor in large 8o. Book of Emblems with Latine and English verses made upon Lights by Robert Farly small 8o. Grace to the Humble as preparation to the Sacrament in five Sermons by D. John Preston Picturae Louventes or Pictures drawn forth into Characters 12o. A most Excellent Treatise containing the way to seek Heavens Glory to flye Earths vanity to fear Hells horror with godly prayers and the Bell-mans summons 12o. Johnsons Essayes expressed in sundry Exquisite Fancies The one thing necessary By Mr. Thomas Watson Minister of Stephens Walbrook 8o. Sion in the house of mourning because of Sin and Suffering being an Exposition on the fifth Chapter of the Lamentations by D. S. Pastor of Vpingham in the County of Rutland Groans of the Spirit or the Trial of the Truth of Prayer A Handkercher for Parents Wet-eyes upon the death of their children or friends The Dead Saint speaking to Saints and Sinners living in several Treatises viz. On 2 Sam. 24.10 On Cant. 4.9 On John 3.15 On John 1.50 On Isa 58.2 On Exod. 15.11 Never published before By Samuel Bolton D. D. late Master of Christs Colledge in Cambridgs Four profitable Treatises very usefull for Christian practice viz. The Killing power of the Law The Spirituall Watch The New Birth Of the Sabbath By the Reverend William Fenner late Minister of Rochford in Essex Peoples Need of a living Pastor at the Funeral of Mr. John Frost M A. by Mr. Zach. Crofton A Treatise against the tolleration of all Religions By Mr. Thomas Edwards Chatechizing Gods Ordinance in sundry Sermons by Mr. Zachary Crofton Minister of Buttolphs Aldgate London the second Edition corrected and augmented A Coppy-book methodized and ingraven by Thomas crosse wherein fair writing is exprest by which one may learn to write of himselfe that can but read Dr. Stoughtens thirteen Sermons containing the form of sound words and some other Treatises The godly mans Ark. or City of Refuge in the day of his distresse discovered in Divers Sermons the first of which was preached at the Funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Moore Whereunto is annexed Mrs. Elizabeth Moores Evidences for heaven composed and collected by her in the time of her health for her comfort in the time of sickness By Ed. Calamy B. D. and Pastor of the Church at Aldermanbury Enchiridion Judicum or Jehosaphats Charge to his Judges opened in a Sermon before the Right Honourable the Judges and the Right Worshipful the Sheriffe of the County Palatine of Lancaster Together with Catastrophe Magnatum or King Davids Lamentation at Prince Abners Incineration In a Sermon meditated on the Fall and preached at the Funeral of the Right Worshipful John Atherton of Atherton Esquire High Sheriffe of the County Palatine of Lancaster By John Livesey Minister of the Gospel at Atherton There are going to the Press some new pieces of Mr. William Fenners late of Rotchford in Essex never yet printed preserved by a special Providence one of which is a Second part of his wilfull impenitency being five Sermons more that he preached upon the 18. of Ezekiel and the 32. verse Now in the presse A Theatre of flying Insects wherein especially the manner of right ordering the Bee is excellently described with discourses Historical and Physicall concerning them with a Second part of meditations and observations Theological and Moral in 3 Centuries upon the same subject by Samuel Purchas M. A. in 40. The Gale of oportunity and the Beloved Disciple by Thomas Froysell in 8o. A COMMENTARY UPON The First Epistle general OF JOHN 1 JOHN 1.1 2 3 4. That which was from the beginning which we have heard which we have seen with our eyes which we have looked upon and our hands have handled of the Word of Life c. THE Children of God as in the whole course of their lives they are exercised with many conflicts of Conscience so with this Doubt especially at their beginning to enter into a course of Christianity Whether they indeed doe belong to the election of Grace and are indeed amongst the number of those that belong unto God And because Faith is very weak then in them for the most part it cometh to passe that their doubtings are strong they doubt much of this their Estate And from doubtings ariseth trouble of mind and terror of conscience When the Sun is in its full strength and shineth brightly there are no Clouds or Vapors or Mists arise but onely when it is low at rising or setting so is it with Faith and Doubting for the removall of which and for the setling of our souls in the assurance of Gods love and for the pacifying of our consciences with the Peace of God and filling our hearts with joy in the Holy Ghost St. John moved by the Holy Ghost penned this Epistle as Chap. 1. v. 4. And because our joy cannot be full except we injoy union with him and communion with his Children Therefore that end also he openeth verse 3. And because these are both begun and preserved by First Receiving of the truth of Doctrine Secondly Walking in holinesse of life And Contrariwise hindered and interrupted First By Error in Doctrine Secondly Wickednesse and uncleannesse of life Therefore he every where inserteth instructions both for First Inlightning our minds with truth of Doctrine Secondly directing our steps with precepts of holinesse of life And from both he teacheth us to gather marks to our selves of

make known your estate unto him or else you fall in your duty 3 From the duty he tenders unto them he writes unto them all I write unto you Fathers I write unto you young men I write unto you Babes from hence observe this poynt of Doctrin Doct. It is the duty of all sorts and ages of Christians to be conversant in reading of the Scripture To what end doth he write to old men if old men do not read what he writes and so young men and Babes it was the charge put upon the very Kings of Israel Deut. 17.19 that they should read the book of the Law all the dayes of their lives and when they have not opportunity to read then let them meditate on the word Psal 1.2 Reas There is great use of reading of the Scriptures 1 It helps Knowledge much 1 Tim. 3.15 2 It helps to make a right use of what we hear yea it sets such an edge on the Word heard that though the preaching did not so throughly affect yet by reading they come to quicken Faith Act. 17.11 12. though the Word prepared their hearts and made them attentive yet till againe they read and revised and meditated on what they had heard their Faith was in suspence but after they saw the agreement of his publick Doctrin with the word then many of them beleeved not that God doth ordinarily beget Faith by reading without hearing but when we have heard reading exceedingly quickens our spirits and Faith 3 There is a further benefit from reading the Word Deut. 17.19.20 a man shall find himselfe thereby framed to the fear of God to humility c. that day a man neglects reading of the Word of God he shall find his spirit more loose and unbridled lesse conscionable he doth not stand in awe so much 4 It is a means to confirm us and establish and help our memories and stir us up to holy dutyes 5 It makes the Word more ready in times of temptation what a marvellous use our Saviour made of the Word when Satan tempted him Ephes 5.17 a man in temptation will find need of many passages of Scripture 6 Lastly another use of reading the Scriptures is that our joy may be full 1 John 1.4 reading doth fill our hearts with comfort and consolation not that reading is sufficient to salvation no ordinance roots out another Rom. 10.17 Faith comes by hearing but though that especially begets faith yet for sundry other Graces reading is of speciall use at least to quicken and stir up grace we do not read that God ever blessed reading alone to beget Faith for God doth not usually blesse it alone but when it is joyned with hearing the Word preached in any congregation where there is only reading of the Word what one soul is begot to God comes on to Faith to Gods fear to humility to patience c. not but that in such places be found good Christians but it is because they goe abroad otherwise it fares with reading as with the Eunuch that knew not what he read Act. 8.30 31. till Philip declared the interpretation But yet I say you old men read and you young men read and you Children read and it is a great fault to neglect it and put it over wholly to little Children as a petty childish exercise but what doth St. John write only to Babes no but he writes to young men and therefore they are to read what he writes and to old men and therefore they are to read what he writes when God laid the charge upon the Kings of Israel Deu. 17.19 he did not impose it only upon Babes but whatsoever their imployment be whether they be in war or sitting in the seat of Judgment they must let no day passe without reading the Law no person but let him read we shall understand the Word better and the better remember it we shall be more stirred up to fear God to keep his Law we shall be the better furnished against many temptations which otherwise will prevail against us In a word seeing he wrote to them that they might learn to walke as Christ walked hence you may comfortably expect by reading the Word by laying it up by praying for a blessing you may be helped to walke even as Christ walked I write unto you Fathers because you have known him that was from the beginning Who are these Fathers they are such as are opposed to young men and Babes therefore he speaks of old men 1 Tim. 5.2 3. why doth he call them Fathers not that they were his Fathers to beget him to God for before he had called them Brethren neither is it meant of his natural Father but he calls them so even out of very reverence to their age Doct. It is the duty of all Christians yea even of Ministers to carry themselves to old men as their Fathers For this duty belongs to all christians as well as Ministers God hath speciall care to the reverence of old age for he would have ministers to rebuke with all authority and yet he would not have them easily rebuke an Elder Tit. 2 15. much lesse is a private person that hath lesse authority and commission to deale roundly with elder years Levit. 19.32 he gives speciall Commandement to all men to rise up before the hoary head and reverence the person of the old-man and dread thy God implying that the fear of God requires this duty as who should say there is no fear of God in such men as doe not reverence the persons of old men Reas God hath stampt on old men the image of his Eternity as on Magistrates the image of his Soveraingty God himselfe is called the ancient of dayes so that an old man bears a blush of the image of God rich men carry the image of Gods Allsufficiency Magistrates of his Soveraignty old men of his Eternity Vse 1. To teach us to honour old men as our Fathers 2 It proves the rudenesse of some young men that look at old men as base and contemptible he speaks of it as a sign of confusion Isa 3.5 to those persons when they see the hoary head passe by rise not up nor reverence him 3 It may stirre up all young men to reverence old age and that by a threefold respect 1 In rising up before them Levit. 19.32 2 You must shew them reverence in speech as St. John here calls them Fathers 3 In silence in their presence not to put forth your selves Job 32.6 7. but to be silent till at least they have spoken Vse 4. This should teach old men seeing God hath put such honour and respect upon them how much the more should they think themselves bound to God Shall he be so respective to thy honour and wilt not thou honour the ancient of dayes would you have all to rise up and expresse reverence in speech and carriage to you and ought not you then to come before God with reverence and speake